Enjoy Wordle while it's free. The New York Times has bought the game [View all]

[Gaugamela]

and they’re being noncommittal about its future — i.e., whether it will disappear behind the paywall.

Wordle, purchased for a price the Times described as being "in the low seven figures," will initially remain free to new and existing players. "We don't have set plans for the game's future," Jordan Cohen, executive director at The Times, said in an email. "At this time, we're focused on creating added value to our existing audience, while also introducing our existing games to an all new audience that has demonstrated their love for word games."

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/media/wordle-new-york-times-free/index.html