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Past Wordle: The New York Times' ideal puzzles as well as video games
{id="article-body" {class|course}="row" {section|area}="article-body" data-component="trackCWV"> \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n The {purchase|acquisition} of Wordle by The {New York|New York City} Times was {announced|revealed|introduced} in {an appropriate|a suitable|a proper|an ideal} {fashion|style}. \\ n {New York|New york city} Times \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n Wordle, the {popular|prominent|preferred} {puzzle|challenge|problem} {game|video game} taking the {world|globe} by {storm|tornado}, was {recently|just recently|lately} {acquired|obtained|gotten} by The {New York|New york city} Times for {a price|a cost|a rate} "in the {low|reduced} {seven|7} {figures|numbers}." {Developed|Established|Created} by {software|software application|software program} {engineer|designer} Josh Wardle, the {web-based|online} word {game|video game} {joins|signs up with} {a robust|a durable} collection of {original|initial} {puzzles|challenges|problems} in the Times' {Games|Gamings} {section|area}, {including|consisting of} {Spelling|Punctuation} {Bee|}, Letter Boxed {and|as well as|and also} the {legendary|famous|epic|fabulous} {New York|New york city} Times crossword {puzzle|challenge|problem}. \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n \\ n {Get|Obtain} the CNET {How|Exactly how|Just how} To {newsletter|e-newsletter} \\ n {Receive|Get|Obtain} {expert|professional|skilled|experienced} {tips|suggestions|ideas|pointers} on {using|utilizing|making use of} phones, {computers|computer systems}, {smart|wise|clever} {home|house|residence} {gear|equipment} {and|as well as|and also} {more|even more}. {Delivered|Provided|Supplied} Tuesdays {and|as well as|and also} Thursdays. \\ n \\ n \\ n"If you{'ve| have actually} {followed|complied with|adhered to} along with the {story|tale} of Wordle, you'll {know|understand|recognize} that {New York|New york city} Times {Games|Gamings} play {a big|a huge|a large} {part|component} in its {origins|beginnings}, {{and|as well as|and also} so|therefore} this {step|action} {feels|really feels} {very|extremely|really} {natural|all-natural} to me," Wardle tweeted on Jan. 31."I{'ve| have actually} long {admired|appreciated} The Times's {approach|method|technique|strategy} to the {quality|high quality|top quality} of their {games|video games} {and|as well as|and also} the {respect|regard} with which they treat their {players|gamers}, "Wardle {wrote|composed|created}." 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