# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1)

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** board-card-word-game\
**Created:** [December 24, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604 "2021-12-24T21:12:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604/1043 "2022-02-01T13:32:30Z")

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> [@Would you sell out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-sell-out/958743/1):
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> So the creator of Wordle has [sold out](https://gizmodo.com/wordle-new-york-times-buyout-1848455734) for at least a million dollars. Good for him, I say!

to the new york times no less

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