This week’s game-changing announcement that The New York Times Company has purchased Wordle — the hit online game in which once a day players get six chances to guess a five-letter word — has ...

Wordle is now getting the TV treatment. RuPaul Charles is set to host a version of the viral word-playing game called “Lingo” for CBS. The show will debut on the network sometime later this year.

The New York Times recently bought Wordle for a seven-figure sum from creator Josh Wardle -- and players have been complaining ever since. Getty Images The popular online word game “Wordle” has fans ...