Recently, a crossword guessing game called Wordle caused a stir, and after the game was sold to The New York Times, its founder said he was thrilled by the sudden success.
The cryptic word game everyone's talking about doesn't have fancy graphics or a team of designers. Josh Wardle, Wordle is a pun on his name, created it for his partner, who is an avid crossword fan.
Everyone is talking about this hidden word guessing game, which doesn't have fancy patterns or an entire team of designers. The name "Wordle" is taken from the consonant of the surname Josh Wardle, who created the game to be extremely passionate about his other half of the crossword puzzle.
Wordle first appeared as a no-frills, ad-free website in October. It had just 90 users at the start of November. But that number grew to 300,000 by the middle of this month. And now, millions play the game daily, according to the New York Times.
Wordle originally came out in October 2021 as an unpretentious and ad-free website. By the beginning of November, there were only 90 users. But by the middle of this month, that number had risen to 300,000. According to The New York Times, millions of people are now playing the game every day.
The purchase reflects the company's view that games like crosswords could help it hit 10 million digital subscribers by 2025.
The acquisition reflects the newspaper's forecast for the future, with games like crossword games helping it reach its goal of 10 million digital subscribers by 2025.
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