The New York Times appointed associate puzzle editor Tracy Bennett as its first Wordle editor. .The New York Times reported Wordle will now have a curated word list and will be programmed and tested like Spelling Bee and Crossword. .Wordle was acquired by the New York Times from creator Josh Wardle in January. Tens of millions of people have since made their attempts at guessing the five-letter word of the day, based on a list crafted by Wardle. .The publication’s product design and engineering teams have worked to integrate the game into its portfolio, adding it to the News and Crossword apps. .The New York Times said Wordle’s gameplay will stay the same, and answers will be drawn from the basic dictionary of answer words. It said some editorial adjustments will be made to ensure the game stays focused on fun, accessible, lively, and varied vocabulary. .The answer list will consist of five-letter words fitting this criteria, with the exception of plural forms of three- and four-letter ending in -es and -s. This means answers will never be foxes or spots, but they could be geese or fungi. .While the answer list is curated, the New York Times said the English words that are valid guesses will not be curated. What solvers choose to use as guesses are their private choices.
