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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulls_and_cows
That being said I do like the Wordly app cuz you can customize the length of the words, and some other tweaks.
I think they're referencing Lingo! the gameshow from the 80's.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingo_(American_game_show)
I'm referencing an even earlier version that was so old it was on mainframes 😜
But they said this... I don't think Bulls and Cows was a game show.
If we're just looking for the "earliest" game, then I think we're looking for Jotto... Which was 50's.
More like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingo_(American_game_show)