Why We’re So Good At Heardle

It’s because of “timbre” — the secret ingredient in pop music

“Jukebox”, via “Anonymous Account”

Last night I killed it at Heardle.

My wife was playing the game, which — for those who aren’t familiar with it — begins by playing a mere second of a pop song. You try to guess which song it is. If you can’t, it’ll give you increasingly longer chunks until you (hopefully) finally figure…