Name-that-tune game Heardle dropped by Spotify after a year

Spotify bought Heardle in July (Patrick Semansky/AP)

Heardle, the name-that-tune game inspired by the Wordle craze, is being dropped by Spotify less than a year after the music streaming giant acquired it.

“After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to say goodbye to Heardle,” Spotify said in a statement.