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Deadline Hollywood reports:

CBS is getting into wordplay. The network has ordered a primetime game show reboot of long-running format Lingo with RuPaul Charles to host. The series, which will premiere this year, is a cross between bingo and a word guessing game.

It comes as word games are all the jazz, with The New York Times recently acquiring online word smash Wordle – though CBS is thought to have been developing a primetime reboot of Lingo since last summer.

The game sees teams of two contestants face off in fast-paced puzzle rounds to guess letters that reveal seemingly simple words. At the end of each one-hour episode, the two winning teams will make it through to a final showdown where one will walk away with an additional big cash prize.

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CBS has ordered a primetime gameshow reboot of long-running format ‘Lingo’ with RuPaul Charles (@RuPaul) to host https://t.co/8MLWEwZdDt

— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) February 11, 2022

RuPaul will host and executive produce prime-time Wordle-esque game show, “Lingo,” coming to CBS later this year. @RuPaul @RuPaulsDragRace https://t.co/EiTPY89GzP

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 12, 2022