Savannah Guthrie is stepping into a new role at NBC.
The Today anchor, 54, announced during Monday’s morning show that the network is launching a new game show based on Wordle — the popular online word game owned by The New York Times — with the help of executive producer Jimmy Fallon .
“This is very exciting, I have a big announcement to make,” The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon host said on Today.
“We’ve been developing Wordle as a game show for the past two-and-a-half years with The New York Times , and it’s official — we are making Wordle Game Show with our host, Savannah Guthrie!”
Guthrie added: “We’ve been holding this secret between us for a long time now.”
Savannah Guthrie is hosting a new game show on NBC (Getty)
Wordle is a daily puzzle game that became a global phenomenon after its launch in 2021, leading to it being acquired by The New York Times a year later.
While the format of the game show still remains a mystery, Guthrie teased that the show will be “super fast-paced and fun” and…