Josh Wardle, a software engineer based in Brooklyn, created the game for his partner, Palak Shah, who loves word puzzles, and named it Wordle as a play on his last name, according to The New York ...

As we stay home to try to help contain the spread of COVID-19, we’re offering a “Daily Distraction” — ideas to help you stay home and stay safe. How about a word game? Before the coronavirus swamped ...