The New York Times Games was announced on Tuesday that launches a Wordle archive, offering subscribers access to more than 1,000 previous Wordle puzzle. The company has started rolling out the Wordle archive on mobile and desktop to “Games” and “All Access” subscribers, but notes that the rollout is expected to take place “in the next couple of months.” The Times plans to bring the file to its Games app in the coming weeks.
The media company, which acquired the popular puzzle game in 2022, says the archive will allow players to catch up on any puzzles they may have missed, while also allowing them to play the game at their own pace. Players can browse the past calendar Wordle puzzles, dating back to June 2021. Subscribers will be able to view and save their progress on past Wordle puzzles and share their results with others.
In addition, the Times is bringing WordleBot, its personalized companion that analyzes your completed Wordle, to the NYT Games app. WordleBot allows players to challenge themselves to analyze how they might approach the puzzle differently by assessing their skills and strategies.
“This expansion isn’t just about playing puzzles of the past. it’s about deepening the connection with our community Wordle and each other,” Jonathan Knight, head of Games at The New York Times, said in one Press release. “We believe this will make the daily puzzle even more engaging and provide even more moments of surprise and delight for our subscribers to share with their friends and family.”
In March, the NYT Games app introduced a redesign to help users discover games and track their progress more easily. The redesign, which featured new game card designs and improved navigation, was the company’s next step in building its gaming hub. The change comes nearly a year after the company renamed its game-focused app from “NYT Crosswords” to “NYT Games” to better represent its growing family of games.
The Times says the Games app was downloaded 10 million times in 2023 alone, and its games were played more than eight billion times last year. Wordle accounted for almost half of that number, being played 4.8 billion times.
