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  1. Feb 1, 2022 · Software engineer Josh Wardle released the free simple online game in October, and has now sold it for an undisclosed seven-figure sum.

  2. Jan 12, 2022 · Hosting it on a website he’s had for years as a home for his other creative efforts (powerlanguage.co.uk, back from his time in England), Wardle casually shared the game with family.Then he ...

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  4. Jan 19, 2022 · Josh Wardle: The goal with Wordle actually was to create a word game for my partner to play. She and I got really into the New York Times crossword, and she plays a lot of Spelling Bee as well.

  5. Feb 1, 2022 · The Welsh creator of the game Wordle has sold it to the New York Times for at least $1m. Josh Wardle, who lives in Brooklyn, but grew up in Llanddewi Rhydderch, near Abergavenny, said that the success of the game had become “a little overwhelming”.

  6. Jan 14, 2022 · Now the game’s success has attracted one of the biggest names in the business: the New York Times said this morning (1 February) that it had paid Josh Wardle, Wordle’s creator, “in the low seven figures” for the game.

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  7. Josh Wardle created his app for his girlfriend Palak Shah, a fan of word games. It took on a life of its own and The New York Times has now bought it for more than $1 million Lucy Bannerman

  8. Jan 31, 2022 · The New York Times has acquired the viral word game ‘Wordle’ from its creator, Josh Wardle, for a sum of seven figures. It will join the Times’ Games roster. Still has nothing on the Vulture ...

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