The New York Times has launched an official Create Your Own Wordle puzzle mode, but is limiting which words can be used.
Originally launched in 2018, Wordle is a daily puzzle game that challenges players to discover a five letter word in six or fewer guesses. It quickly became a global phenomenon and a number of unofficial themed copycat games have been released over the years – however The New York Times has forced more than 1900 clones to be shut down.
Now a new Create Your Own Wordle puzzle has been released that allows New York Times All Access and Games subscribers to “challenge friends” with a custom made puzzle.
You can “turn inside jokes, special moments, or personal messages” into a four to seven letter puzzle via the official NYT website and app. Your DIY puzzle can be shared via a unique URL and you can even share a clue to make things a little easier.
Hey teachers! Check this out!! You can create your own custom #Wordle games for students, with a unique URL for them to play! This would be great to use with vocabulary words or words within a unit of study (as long as they are 5 letters) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🔗 https://t.co/3QJV4NcU9u pic.twitter.com/ETWugvu1Nl— April Requard (@AprilRequard) January 25, 2022
“The Games team has wanted to do this for some time,” said New York Times Games chief Jonathan Knight in an interview with Variety. “We also talk to our users regularly and take their temperature on what they’d like to see from us.”
“We think there’s a lot of value in the creation part of the experience and understand that our most dedicated fans are the most likely to be the Create Your Wordle Puzzle makers,” Knight continued. “But we also want as many people as possible within those fans’ networks (big or small) to enjoy the solving side of that same experience. This will make it the most satisfying for everyone.”
NYT’s new “make your own Wordle and send it to friends” game already knew how childish I would be pic.twitter.com/kRMM2eWdGh
— Poppy Pickle (@Poppy__Pickle) November 7, 2025
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However, players can’t use offensive words in their Create Your Own Wordle puzzles, thanks to the New York Times Games’ acceptable use policy. That means no “name-calling, personal attacks, slurs, harassment, threats, hate speech, bullying, abuse, malicious acts, descriptions of violence or gore, and discrimination, as well as profanity (including expletives and letters followed by dashes that could translate to an expletive) and content that is sexual, salacious, obscene, or predatory, including grooming behaviors.”
Earlier this year, a competitive multiplayer version of Wordle was launched to celebrate Wordle Day.
In other news, Grand Theft Auto 6 has been delayed again. The long-awaited game will now launch in November 2026.
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