NBC Orders Wordle TV Game Show Hosted by Savannah Guthrie

NBC has ordered a TV game show based on the popular word puzzle Wordle, with Savannah Guthrie set to host. According to multiple reports, filming will begin in summer 2024, though an air date has yet to be announced.

The New York Times revealed Monday that its hit daily word game would be adapted into a prime-time television series hosted by Guthrie, who currently anchors NBC's Today show. The announcement comes as the search for her mother, Nancy Guthrie, reaches 100 days since her disappearance in February.

Filming will take place in Manchester, England, with half-hour episodes set to air in both the US and UK. Jimmy Fallon's production company Electric Hot Dog will co-produce the series alongside NBCUniversal's Universal Television Alternative Studio (Utas) and The New York Times. Guthrie revealed on Today that she learned the show was picked up in February but had to delay filming due to her leave of absence.

Wordle, created by Josh Wardle in 2021 and acquired by The New York Times a year later, challenges players to guess a five-letter word within six attempts. The game has become one of the newspaper's most popular digital offerings, with users solving the puzzle billions of times annually.

Guthrie expressed gratitude for the support she received from NBC and Fallon during her absence, noting that production was temporarily halted out of respect for her family situation. She described Wordle as a point of connection between herself and her mother, who remains missing despite an extensive investigation.