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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Christopher Bucktin

HISTORICAL FACTS: British software engineer becomes a millionaire after wordle sold for over 1m - Caught on Camera

A British software engineer has become a millionaire after a word game he invented only three months ago was bought for an undisclosed seven-figure sum.

Josh Wardle created Wordle - a play on his surname - during the pandemic to amuse his girlfriend, Palak Shah.

The New York Times purchased the daily online puzzle that has left millions around the world hooked.

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