Software engineer JoshWardle released the free simple online game in October, and has now sold it for an undisclosed seven-figure sum. He said the game, which has millions of players ...
Wordle began as a modest, private game that JoshWardle, a software engineer based in Brooklyn, created for his partner, who had a fondness for word games. The first Wordle answer was "Cigar," and ...
The New York Times had acquired the game from its developer Josh Wardle in January. The New York Times said Wordle will continue to be free to play for new and existing players, and no changes ...
The development was excellent news for developer JoshWardle, who created the game for his wife during the pandemic. But it also implied that The Times would want to recoup its investment via ...