Are you the best Wordle player you know? Nail that daily puzzle in a couple of tries every day without a miss? Consider grabbing two well-read friends and teaming up to compete on a new Wordle TV game show coming to NBC in 2027.
NBC has signed on for a televised game show based on the New York Times word game, where players must solve a five-letter word puzzle in six tries. The competition will be hosted by Savannah Guthrie of the Today Show, who is described in a press release as “an avid Wordle player.”
Late-night host Jimmy Fallon will serve as an executive producer of the show through his production company, the quirkily named Electric Hot Dog. They’ll partner with The New York Times and Universal Television Alternative Studio to develop the game show.
The Times says in a statement that the TV show will challenge players to solve five-letter word puzzles, and that players will “team up in squads and go head-to-head.” The release didn’t reveal the exact amount of money players can win, but the Times’ release calls it “an incredible cash prize.”
Production will begin later in 2026, and the show is scheduled to premiere on NBC in 2027.
If you want to try out for the show, you can visit wordle.castingcrane.com. That site says the show is casting teams of three, and interested players need to select their team and submit a recent photo of themselves.
Players must be 21 or older and able to travel to Europe for taping. (Yes, Europe’s a huge continent, but the application doesn’t narrow it down any more than that.) You’re encouraged to upload a video where you talk about your strategies and experience playing Wordle, as well as a screenshot of your Wordle stats.
Wordle is a very single-person game, so I’m not clear why you need a team of three. Will individual players take turns facing a single competitor from the other team? A representative for the Times pointed to a line in the press release that says the game will focus on “solving together, sharing wins, debating strategies and cheering one another on.” That seems to imply players will huddle up in teams to make their guesses.
I’m uncertain that watching someone solve a Wordle puzzle will make for interesting TV, but the name Wordle alone might pull in some viewers. We’ll see in 2027.
Stephan is the sports journalist for the Maple Grove Report.
