Wordle just got bought: Is a paywall next?

The word game juggernaut that is Wordle has been purchased by the New York Times (NYT) for an undisclosed amount of money, with both the news company and Wordle’s creator, Josh Wardle, announcing the acquisition. Wardle cites NYT games as a big inspiration for Wordle and says that it will be running things moving forward. What exactly this means for …