Created by Josh Wardle, a software engineer, Wordle was initially a personal project for his partner, but it was released publicly in October 2021. By January 2022, it had 300,000 daily users, with millions of people playing the brain teaser every day. Wardle eventually sold the game to The New York Times f or an undisclosed seven-figure sum.

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