Wordle bought by NYT. Word game lovers on Twitter react
India Today
Josh Wardle posted on Twitter to announce that NYT has acquired Wordle. As soon as the news was announced, social media users reacted on Twitter and posted their thoughts and opinions.
The simple five-letter word game Wordle which brought some joy to our rather mundane and monotonous life during the Covid-19 pandemic has been acquired by The New York Times. Wordle has become increasingly popular on Twitter with people sharing their Wordle scores on their profiles every day. Brooklyn-based engineer Josh Wardle, who created Wordle, posted on Twitter to announce the acquisition and mentioned that the game will be free to play for now.
“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 very 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,” reads a part of his statement post on Twitter.
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As soon as the news was announced, social media users reacted on Twitter and posted their thoughts and opinions. Some Wordle players were not happy with the news since it meant that it was going be behind a paywall.
See some of the tweets below:
