The New York Times purchased Wordle for seven figures amount

The New York Times purchased Wordle for seven figures amount

The game will stay free for now.

The New York Times will add the puzzle to its crossword puzzles and games, which can be found for a separate subscription, the newspaper writes. The deal is within the "lower seven-figure range" - that's, the publication paid roughly $ 1 million or extra.

Wordle is a free game that turned popular in early January. In it, it's essential to guess the hidden word in six makes an attempt. Developer Josh Wardle got here up with a game for his sweetheart and later made Wordle public. After the purchase, the game will stay free, its creator promised on Twitter.

In response to the NYT, by the start of January, the variety of Wordle gamers had grown to 300,000 per day, and by the end of the month - to a number of million. The sport had many copy functions, together with within the App Retailer, however, Apple removed them.