‘Incredible’: from Wordle’s Welsh beginnings to the New York Times

In his statement on the sale, Josh Wardle said it had been ‘incredible’ to watch the game bring so much joy to so many. Photograph: Ted Hsu/Alamy

He is the toast of New York, of London – and of a small village called Llanddewi Rhydderch.

Just four months after Josh Wardle invented the wonderfully simple and soothing puzzle Wordle, he is a megastar in the world of games and is a great deal wealthier after the New York Times acquired his creation for a seven-figure sum.