{"id":2732,"date":"2022-02-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/uncategorized\/wordle-new-york-times-buys-viral-game-for-seven-figure-sum\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:41:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:41:31","slug":"wordle-new-york-times-buys-viral-game-for-seven-figure-sum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/wordle-new-york-times-buys-viral-game-for-seven-figure-sum\/","title":{"rendered":"Wordle: New York Times buys viral game for seven-figure sum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Puzzle creator Josh Wardle &lsquo;thrilled&rsquo; that newspaper is taking over internet sensation<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times has acquired the viral word game Wordle for an undisclosed seven-figure sum, the publisher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/01\/31\/crosswords\/nyt-wordle-purchase.html\">announced<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Created by a Reddit engineer and launched in October, Wordle gives players just six guesses to determine a five-letter word that changes every day. The soothing daily puzzle has become a hit since its launch, quickly attracting hundreds of thousands, then millions, of players. Social media posts about its game of the day have become ubiquitous, along with screenshots of the game&rsquo;s distinctive grid.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2022\/jan\/31\/wordle-new-york-times-buys\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Puzzle creator Josh Wardle &lsquo;thrilled&rsquo; that newspaper is taking over internet sensation The New York Times has acquired the viral word game Wordle for an undisclosed seven-figure sum, the publisher announced on Monday. 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