The New York Times newspaper has bought the online word game Wordle. The paper is well known the games it publishes. Wordle is the latest addition its list of puzzles. Wordle is a new online game. Its creator, Josh Wardle, only uploaded it October. In the past four months, it has become a craze the world. Social media sites are now full posts from people playing the game and sharing their score. The New York Times said it paid "an undisclosed price the low seven figures" the game. A spokesperson was excited the paper would be able to publish the game. She wrote: "We could not be more thrilled to become the new home and proud stewards this magical game."
Mr Wardle is a former software engineer the website Reddit. He created Wordle his partner to play. He released it in October. He was surprised 90 people played it the day of its release. It is now played millions every day. Mr Wardle tweeted: "The game has got bigger than I ever imagined (which I suppose isn't that much a feat, given I made the game an audience one)." Wordle players have six attempts to guess a five-letter word. After each attempt, the game gives the player feedback which the letters they have used are the correct place, or are correct letters but are the wrong place. The New York Times said that "initially" the game would remain free.
