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The New York Times Buys Word Guessing Game "Wordle"

posted by janrinok on Wednesday February 02 2022, @04:45AM   Printer-friendly

takyon writes:

'The New York Times' buys Wordle

The New York Times has acquired Wordle, a simple word guessing game, for an undisclosed price in the low-seven figures, the newspaper announced Monday.

The game, created by Josh Wardle, will initially continue to be free to play.

Wordle, which was released in October 2021, is a daily word puzzle that has soared in popularity, amassing millions of daily players within months.

To play the game, players have six tries to guess a five-letter word. Many users choose to share their results — a grid of green, yellow and black boxes — on social media.

Also at CNN.

See also: The New York Times Buys Wordle
The Sudden Rise of Wordle
Wordle buyout by New York Times draws backlash from fans

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Username on Wednesday February 02 2022, @09:14AM (3 children)

    by Username (4557) on Wednesday February 02 2022, @09:14AM (#1217950)

    I wonder if their games will come with a political slant as well.

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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by kazzie on Wednesday February 02 2022, @09:24AM

    by kazzie (5309) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday February 02 2022, @09:24AM (#1217952)
    If you want slanted words, just use the <i> tags.

  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 02 2022, @11:38AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 02 2022, @11:38AM (#1217963)

    >> I wonder if their games will come with a political slant as well.

    It's just a coincidence that yesterday's Wordle word was "TRANS"

    • (Score: 2) by Mykl on Wednesday February 02 2022, @09:19PM

      by Mykl (1112) on Wednesday February 02 2022, @09:19PM (#1218073)

      It was actually "MOIST". Maybe a reference to the wet cheeks of the conservative fans as their tears flow?