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Deals January 23, 2023

Merriam-Webster acquires Wordle clone Quordle for undisclosed sum

The popularity of Wordle has given rise to many clones and similar puzzle games. Quordle, one of the more popular and challenging knockoffs, has now been acquired by Merriam-Webster.

Deals February 1, 2022

New York Times buys Wordle for seven-figure sum, with puzzle phenomenon staying free-to-play

Popular puzzle game Wordle has joined The New York Times special gaming subscription. The exact amount of the deal remains undisclosed but it is “in the low-seven figures.”

Industry News January 12, 2022

Worlde clone generated 12k downloads in 24 hours before being deleted from App Store

Worlde, a puzzle game that got massively popular online, has spawned numerous clones. One of them called Worlde — The App even managed to generate 12,000 downloads before Apple apparently removed it from the App Store.