Google’s top trending searches of 2022 include Betty White, Ukraine | USA TODAY

From the most searched news to the biggest questions people had, Google shared its top trending searches of 2022 with the world.

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What a year it was, and amid all the news – good or bad – the one thing Americans wanted to do, or at least attempt, was figure out their daily five-letter word puzzle in six tries.

Wordle was the most popular trending search of 2022 in the U.S., according to data Google released Wednesday. The word guessing game that has users guess one random five-letter word each day took off in popularity in January, with social media timelines flooded with users sharing their results.

Second was election results, likely of the 2022 midterm elections. Third was Betty White, America’s favorite senior citizen who died on the final day of of 2021. Election results were also the top news search of the year, followed by the death of Queen Elizabeth and Ukraine as the invasion of Russian forces continues.

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