Will Wordle Still Be Free?

The new york times announced that it had bought wordle from the sky for more than a million dollars. But now everyone else is wondering, will still be free? So sanan asked that question to the new York Times and they didn't know what to say. The answer was ah, i don't know. How about five years from now, ten years from now? I wish i had that kind of crystal ball, but i don't.