‘Incredible’: from Wordle’s Welsh beginnings to the New York Times

The puzzle's global success has turned Josh Wardle into a megastar in the gaming world and bemused his family

He is the toast of New York, of London - and of a small village called Llanddewi Rhydderch.

Just four months after Josh Wardle invented the wonderfully simple and soothing puzzle Wordle, he is a megastar in the world of games and is a great deal wealthier after the New York Times acquired his creation for a seven-figure sum.