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Josh Wardle

@powerlanguish

An update on Wordle

Since launching Wordle, I’ve been in awe of the response and the game has gotten bigger than I ever imagined.

On the flip side, it has been a little overwhelming. I am just one person, and it is important to me that, as Wordle grows, it continues to provide a great experience to everyone.

Given this, I am incredibly pleased to announce that I’ve reached an agreement with The New York Times for them to take over running Wordle going forward. If you’ve followed along with the story of Wordle, you’ll know that NYT games play a big part in its origins and so this step feels natural to me.

I’ve long admired the NYT’s approach to their games and the respect with which they treat their players. Their values are aligned with mine on these matters and I’m thrilled that they will be stewards of the game moving forward.

When the game moves to the NYT site, it will be free to play for everyone, and I am working with them to make sure your wins and streaks are preserved.

Thank you all.

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9:32 PM · Jan 31, 2022Twitter Web App

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I want to acknowledge the folks who have supported me along the way.

and the NZ players #dailywordleclub and of course

@PakLocknDropit

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Josh congratulations! This a good step, good on you for caring for your mental health and thank you for my daily coffee activity ❤️

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Well done, Josh. Hard to pass something so personal along. Looking forward to your next project

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Congrats!

here here. love your game, love your ethos and the NY Times is lucky to have Wordle. good luck to you in all your future endeavors.

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So it will now go behind a paywall.

Mateusz Bochynski

@matbochynski

Jan 31

read the thing "it will be free for everyone"

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