Our game is entirely distinct and independently created from the game "Word Search" and we hope you enjoy playing all our games and continue to support our commitment to delivering high-quality ...

Despite being just four years old, Wordle has grown into one of the biggest word games in recent memory ... but this game resembles a word search more so than Wordle and Connections.

It's also turned into a money-spinner for the NYT, helping "funnel players" to a paid subscription to either the paper's other games or news ... new New York Times word-search-based option.