Ok Go’s addictive new app might be the next Wordle

It’s the middle of the work day, and Ok Go guitarist Andy Ross and I are trying to figure out which word best represents the nexus of the words “Mars” and “Netflix” (hint: we both picked a movie starring Matt Damon). This little brain puzzle is par for the course on Ok Go’s new word game, “Say the Same Thing.” The app digitizes a game that anyone who’s taken an intro to improv course will be familiar with: Two (or more) participants say a word at the same time, and then try to get on the same wavelength to identify the sum of those two words. The process continues until everyone says the same word. The game, which is now available on iOS and Android, is actually a relaunch that’s been a long time in the making. Ross built a first version of the app back in 2013 that got over a million downloads in a week. The app ultimately fizzled out as Ross and Ok Go focused on other projects, but its loyal fans never forgot it. To this day, he says, he still gets messages asking when the game will come back, including from one memorable pair who met on the app and eventually got married. In recent months, as The New York Times’ Wordle has become a daily habit for people worldwide to connect an…