The New York Times has increased the number of games in the puzzle library by acquiring Wordle, one of the most popular productions of the last period. Here are the details…
The New York Times has been continuing its puzzle games adventure since 1942. In 2014, the company acquired The Mini crossword, followed by Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed, Tiles and Vertex. Now it’s come up with the addition of Wordle to the game library.
The New York Times has put Wordle under its roof for 7 digits!
The New York Times is making efforts to bring its new puzzles to its users, especially during this pandemic. Developed by Josh Wardle, a software engineer in Brooklyn, and popular games since it went public in October 2021, the production comes across as giving players six attempts to guess a mysterious five-letter word.
Wordle managed to break download records, especially during the shutdown process. The production reached only 90 people in its first month of production, reaching more than 300,000 downloads in 2 months after November. Now he manages to reach millions of players daily.
In a statement, the Wordle side said:
If you have followed Wordle’s story, you will know that it plays a big role in the origins of the New York Times Games, and so this step seems very natural to me. I have long admired The Times’ approach to the quality of their game and the respect it shows towards its players. Their values are in line with mine and I’m very excited that they will be the butlers of the next game.
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