Wordle to become TV game show, with Savannah Guthrie as host
Corroborated by 8 sources from 8 publishers
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to theguardian.com, savannah Guthrie is to present a TV game show based on the New York Times’ hit word game Wordle, the newspaper announced Monday.
Sources
1
The Verge (Tech)
https://www.theverge.com/games/927536/wordle-game-show-nbc-savannah-guthrie-jimmy-fallon-new-york-times
2
Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/2169384/nbc-wordle-tv-show-2027
3
Forbes Business
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andymeek/2026/05/11/wordle-is-getting-a-tv-adaptation-on-nbc-hosted-by-savannah-guthrie
4
The New York Times (Business)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/business/media/wordle-nbc-savannah-guthrie.html
5
The Hill Technology
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5872291-wordle-tv-savannah-guthrie-nbc
6
TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/nyts-wordle-to-become-a-tv-game-show
7
BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czd2vpdr9g6o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
8
The Guardian (World)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/may/11/savannah-guthrie-wordle-tv-game-show