Wordle to Become Primetime TV Show, With Savannah Guthrie as Host May 11, 2026 at 6:15 am Updated May 11, 2026 at 7:36 am NBC is betting that a mobile app word game could become a broadcast hit. The network said Monday that it planned to produce a game show based on Wordle, the puzzle game published by The New York Times that challenges players to deduce a five-letter word in six guesses or fewer. The series, hosted by “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie, is set to begin airing in NBC primetime next year. The Times will serve as a production partner, alongside Jimmy Fallon, the host of “The Tonight Show.” “Wordle” — the TV show, that is — is the first instance of the Times associating itself with a primetime entertainment program on a major broadcaster.…