Savannah Guthrie Makes Announcement as Nancy Goes 4th Months Missing: ‘Been Holding This Secret for a Long Time’
Wordle is officially getting the Hollywood treatment.
During the May 11, 2026, broadcast of the Today show, co-anchor Savannah Guthrie and Jimmy Fallon announced that the beloved word game is being adapted into a game show. “This is very exciting, I have a big announcement to make,” Fallon said. “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, a Wordle enthusiast, chimed in, “We’ve been holding this secret between us for a long time now, and we’re going to make Wordle a game show.”
According to an official press release, the Wordle game show “challenges players to solve five-letter word puzzles in a supersized battle of smarts, speed and fun” and “builds on the way the puzzle community engages with Wordle every day—solving together, sharing wins, debating strategies and cheering one another on.”
“Now, that style of play comes to life as the most-obsessed and competitive players will team up in squads and go head-to-head in the “Wordle” arena, playing for an incredible cash prize,” the synopsis reads.
Guthrie revealed on Today that the team had “been working on this for a really long time, and actually we just found out in February that we got picked up and we were supposed to shoot in March.”
“I just want to say a quick thank you to NBC and to Jimmy and his production company and the The New York Times and the studio and Universal because when everything happened with me and my family, they just stopped everything and said ‘We’ll wait for you,'” she continued. “And Hollywood is a really tough business, and I didn’t expect that, and I just want to say thank you, it means so much to me.”
This comes after Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother, Nancy, was allegedly abducted from her Arizona home. She was last seen alive on Jan. 31, 2026. Guthrie took an extended leave of absence from Today to be with her family amid Nancy’s disappearance, and she returned to the morning program on April 6.
As of this writing, it’s been 100 days since Nancy’s been missing, and police have not yet identified a suspect or motive.
On Mother’s Day 2026, Guthrie posted an emotional tribute to Nancy. Alongside several clips of her mother, the anchor wrote, “Mother, daughter, sister, Nonie — we miss you with our every breath. We will never stop looking for you. We will never be at peace until we find you.”
“We need help,” she explained. “Someone knows something that can make the difference. Call 1800CALLFBI. You can be anonymous, and the reward remains available. Please keep praying. Bring her home.💛.”
