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Who developed Wordle and when?

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Wordle was developed by Brooklyn-based software engineer Josh Wardle, who created a prototype of the game in 2013. The game became hugely popular in the early 2020s, and Wardle sold it to The New York Times Company in 2022. It is played by millions of people a day and is one of the most popular word games in the world.