When Josh Wardle released Wordle in October 2021, not many people could have predicted what kind of internet phenomenon it would become. In just a few weeks, the game spread across the globe, and millions of players around the world have played the daily word game and shared their results with friends. With acquisitions being so common in gaming recently, it did not take long before Wordle was scooped up by The New York Times. Though this has some players worried about the future of the addictive game, many see it as a sign that it will likely become a staple among word-based games much like crosswords and word search puzzles.