New York Times buys popular word game Wordle
"Our games already provide original, high-quality content and experiences every single day. Wordle will now play a part in that daily experience, giving millions more people around the world another reason to turn to The Times to meet their daily news and life needs," it added.
The New York Times Games, Mr Wardle said, played a "big part" in Wordle's origins, "so this step feels very natural". In January, Mr Wardle, who engineered games for social-media platform Reddit, told the BBC's Today programme he had come up with a prototype for the game in 2013 but his friends had not been keen on it.
"Last year, my partner and I got really into crosswords and word games and I wanted a game for us to play each morning as part of our routine," he said.Asked whether he planned to make money from it, he said: "I don't understand why something can't just be fun. I don't have to charge people money for this and ideally would like to keep it that way."
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