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'The New York Times' buys Wordle [npr.org]

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

See also: The New York Times Buys Wordle [nytimes.com]
The Sudden Rise of Wordle [nytimes.com]

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