Wordle, the brainchild of Josh Wardle, has become a global phenomenon, captivating millions with its daily word puzzles.

Part of creator Josh Wardle’s motivation for keeping the game to one puzzle a day, and not making an app, was his desire that it not take over people’s lives.And then it went and took over the ...

The game's creator Josh Wardle talks about scaling a viral hit, getting interest from VCs, and dealing with Wordle clones. The internet loves an unlikely success story, and as we ...

The Wordle creator Josh Wardle talks about why he created the game, the internet's ethos, and why he sold to the New York Times. Sign Up for Our Ideas Newsletter POV. Subscribe Subscribe.

The game was created by Brooklyn-based software engineer Josh Wardle in October 2021 as a gift to his wife, according to The New York Times. In the three months since its launch, ...

UO Alum Josh Wardle Created the Online Puzzle Game “Wordle” That Has Become a Cultural Phenomenon Your newest daily obsession went from attracting 90 players to 300,000 in just one month.

Josh Wardle, a software engineer in Brooklyn, knew his partner loved word games, so he created a guessing game for just the two of them. As a play on his last name, he named it Wordle.. But after ...

— Josh Wardle (@powerlanguish) December 16, 2021. In a Reddit post, Wardle said he wanted Wordle to feel like a croissant, a "delightful snack" that's enjoyed occasionally.

Josh Wardle created the viral game as part of his ongoing quest to design online spaces that don’t devolve into spam and swastikas. By Andrew Marantz. March 7, 2022 ...

Wordle is a pretty clever name for the very good word game created by Josh Wardle. But when he was first working on it in 2013, Wardle had another name in mind that isn’t quite as catchy.

— Josh Wardle (@powerlanguish) January 14, 2022 “I read how [Wardle initially] didn’t want to put ads on it or make any revenue off of his game — and I respected that,” he said.

Josh Wardle has said that Wordle will remain ad-free and unmonetized, but because it's a web app, shady iOS developers have decided to create app versions to capitalize on the game's success.