Maybe he's just a creative guy who wanted to share something he made - what would I know?

Also, the article ends up being mostly about Timothée Chalamet. I'm not sure what happened here - is this a bizarre attempt at clickbait?

I swear The Guardian is normally better than this.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/22/the-wordle-guys-latest-move-tells-us-a-lot-about-modern-day-ambition

The Wordle guy’s latest move tells us a lot about modern-day ambition

For some, creating a smash hit puzzle would have been enough to kick back for life. But for the Josh Wardles and Timothée Chalamets of the world, not even the moon is enough

The Guardian

I knew I was as alone as Calvin Harris on this one. I've had a couple of goes at Parseword as well - it's pretty decent, though I'm often flummoxed by it due to my lack of cryptic crossword experience.

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/mar/25/wordle-inventor-gets-ahead-of-the-game
https://www.parseword.com/

#Parseword #CrypticCrossword #envy

Wordle inventor gets ahead of the game

Letters: Julius Pursaill, Andy Roberts and Jane Oberman respond to Polly Hudson’s article that decried Josh Wardle for creating a new game

The Guardian