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1. www.nytimes.com › games › wordleWordle - The New York Times

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   Play Wordle, the popular free word puzzle game with no ads, and compare your performance with other players.

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     In 2014, we introduced The Mini Crossword — followed by...

2. www.nytimes.com › spotlight › wordle-reviewWordle Review - The New York Times

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   4 days ago · Need help with today's Wordle? Get hints for the puzzle and share your score with the Wordler community in the comments.

3. www.nytimes.com › 2022/01/03 › technologyWordle Is a Love Story - The New York Times

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   Jan 3, 2022 · Josh Wardle, a software engineer in Brooklyn, knew his partner loved word games, so he created a guessing game for just the two of them. As a play on his last name, he named it Wordle.

4. nytimes.pressreader.com › article › 281569475550996Editing Every Wordle, and Still Playing Daily, Too - The New ...

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   Dec 31, 2023 · She scans the options for offensive meanings and to make sure answers don’t align too closely with events in the news cycle. As Wordle’s editor, it’s her job to make sure a string of words doesn’t share too much meaning, and to keep answers appropriate for players of all ages.

5. www.theverge.com › 23660809 › wordle-new-york-timesHow Wordle lives on at The New York Times

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   Mar 29, 2023 · At GDC 2023, executive producer Zoe Bell explained how the viral phenomenon Wordle has settled in after being acquired by The New York Times.

6. theconversation.com › wordle-how-a-simple-game-ofWordle: how a simple game of letters became part of the New ...

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   Feb 3, 2022 · Part of the game’s value to users – and therefore to the publishers of the New York Times – is its simplicity. It is quick to play, easy to understand and provides a few moments of ...

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   Did the New York Times games play a role in wordle?

   • 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 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.

   Wordle inventor 'overwhelmed' as New York Times buys game - BBC

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   What is the New York Times doing with wordle?

   • And marketing is essentially what the New York Times is doing by taking ownership of Wordle from its inventor, Josh Wardle. The newspaper is interested not in the game’s letters, but its numbers – using the Wordle’s popularity to increase the size of the Times’ online audience. This is what digital platforms refer to as “reach”.

   Wordle: how a simple game of letters became part of the New York Tim…

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   Will wordle play a role in the times' daily experience?

   • "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.

   Wordle inventor 'overwhelmed' as New York Times buys game - BBC

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   Why do people visit the New York Times to play wordle?

   • In audience research, the Times found that younger players who tend to spend money on games would visit the Times just to play Wordle and that these players were entirely new to The New York Times. “That traffic coming to our site really helped our subscriptions last year,” Bell said.

   How Wordle lives on at The New York Times

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   When did the times become a wordle editor?

   • On Thursday, for example, she got the answer on her sixth try.) When The Times announced in November 2022 that Ms. Bennett would be the newspaper’s first editor of Wordle, the popular online game The Times had acquired in January 2022, the word gameplaying world, which felt like the entire world, took notice.

   Editing Every Wordle, and Still Playing Daily, Too - The New York Times

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8. www.bbc.com › news › business-60208463Wordle inventor 'overwhelmed' as New York Times buys game - BBC

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   Feb 1, 2022 · The inventor of word game sensation Wordle has spoken of being overwhelmed by its success, following a sale to the New York Times (NYT). Software engineer Josh Wardle released the free...