It’s called Wordle and it’s one of the most popular games right now. This Monday, The New York Times announced that it had acquired the title for a value “in the lower part of seven decimal places”.
The purchase was announced Monday and was made to creator Josh Wardle, a software engineer in Brooklyn. The idea reflects the importance of crossword puzzles, or Spelling Bee, at a time when the company aims to reach 10 million digital subscribers by 2025.
How does Wordle work?
Wordle is a game that you can play online and, at least for now, completely free of charge. The goal is to guess a given word in just six tries.
Each attempt must be made with a valid five-letter word. Then click the submit button. After each try, the color of the pieces will change to show how close you are to guessing the word.
If you have a green piece, it means that letter is fine and in the right place. If you have a yellow piece, it means that letter is part of the word, but it’s in the right place. A gray piece indicates that the letter is not in the word at all.
A new word is available every day. THE word It is based on the English language, but versions with the Portuguese language have already been created. is the case of Finishedwhich also works in the Camões language.
Wordle started to gain ground in November with just 90 users. Millions play it daily today, and the numbers continue to grow. This is played online and allows you to share your daily results on social media.
The New York Times advances that for now the game will remain free, and users will not lose their progress.