Enjoy Wordle while it's free. The New York Times has bought the game

[Gaugamela]

and they’re being noncommittal about its future — i.e., whether it will disappear behind the paywall.

Wordle, purchased for a price the Times described as being "in the low seven figures," will initially remain free to new and existing players. "We don't have set plans for the game's future," Jordan Cohen, executive director at The Times, said in an email. "At this time, we're focused on creating added value to our existing audience, while also introducing our existing games to an all new audience that has demonstrated their love for word games."

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/media/wordle-new-york-times-free/index.html

[pandr32]

1. I guess that will end my addiction

It has been fun,

[tblue37]

16. I played for the first time yesterday--took 4 tries to get it. Today I got it on the 2nd guess.

I like word games.

[pandr32]

19. That's excellent

There is an unlimited version on-line. I found out and can't leave it alone. Now I have to go try "there", "found", "leave" and "alone" just because I can't help it.

[chia]

2. This is why we can't have nice things.

They should consider the potential blowback to putting it behind a paywall but I don't know that they care.

[Hortensis]

21. Oh, we can all find nice free things.

This was a nice gift that fell in to a lot of laps, but there's a whole world of possibilities to replace it with.

[chia]

27. Oh, we wanted this one.

Maybe you don't appreciate that, but others do.

It was simple, enjoyable, accessible to everyone, free, and a bit of refreshingly delayed gratification in a 24/7 world.

[Hortensis]

52. :) I like it too. Let's just agree that we're not wronged

if Mr. Wardle no longer labors to provide it to us for free. It IS a "nice thing," and his hard work and creativity have paid off.

Thank you, Mr. Wardle, and again, congratulations.

[yardwork]

55. I agree. Nobody owes us a free game. I hope it stays free, though.

It would be smart of the NYT to keep it free and attract customers to their paper.

[Hortensis]

57. :) It would. Best guess it'd be available to subscribers only,

after a while anyway, and they can be glad if the Times doesn't charge extra for it like it does the crossword and recipes. Maybe they'd throw it in with the crossword, which people can subscribe to alone for $40, without the paper.

I'm thinking there are a whole lot of Wordle puzzles in the public domain that I've never done and will keep me for some while. I got all 5 letters on the third try this morning, then required another two rows to get them in order.

[iemanja]

3. What I don't understand about that game is

there don't seem to be any clues, just random guesses at any word. Am I missing something?

[edhopper]

6. The letters you choose

are the clues.
After the first guess, it lets you know which letters are correct, and which are in the right space.

[Gaugamela]

12. People have different strategies, but I always start by typing in

“arise” and then “count” as the first two attempts. That covers the vowels except y, and several common consonants, and provides enough clues to work from.

[iemanja]

26. Can a letter appear more than once in a word?

[chia]

28. Yes

[True Dough]

41. I'm just waiting for the day

when "puppy" is the word. That will be a tough one, but I'm ready!!!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

59. And, on the day that "puppy" fits, ...

... the word will be "poppy"

Wordle 227 3/6

⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

[True Dough]

62. That would just be

poopy!

[Native]

36. Stern & Plaid work great together too.

[leftstreet]

37. !!

That's brilliant!

I just poke in words, then stare at it for ages trying to guess something, and feeling like an idiot


How kind of you to share your strategy

[True Dough]

42. Idiot is a five-letter word

Don't give up!

[leftstreet]

43. LOL

[iemanja]

48. I solved today's

in three tries! I used your method for the first two tries.

Wordle 227 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

[Gaugamela]

51. !!

Beware! It’s addicting!

[Meowmee]

4. I have never heard of it/ played it

Too bad they bought it and it will be subscription now only for sure.

[Liberal In Texas]

5. I am glad to see Josh Wardle get some buck$ out of his sensation.

Wordle 226 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩


https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/

[applegrove]

7. Reminds me of the game Mastermind, but easier. N/T

[ananda]

8. I play the NYT Spelling Bee and big Crossword... every day.

I enjoy those games.

[kcr]

9. I love Spelling Bee

I play it every morning.

[XanaDUer2]

15. Me too nt

[Ohio Joe]

10. Don't forget the archive...

https://lifehacker.com/finally-there-s-a-way-to-play-wordle-more-than-once-a-1848426643

Hopefully it stays free.

[Paladin]

11. If the NYT demands payment for Wordle, use it as a bargaining chip.

Agree to pay, if the NYT does the proper thing and ditches the rightwing scumbags who currently inhabit their Opinion section: Bret Stephens, Ross Douthat, David Brooks and Mo Dowd.

[Nevilledog]

46. The future...

Link to tweet

Tweet text:
Matthew Sheffield
@mattsheffield
The New York Times bought Wordle. Here's an exclusive inside look at the gameplay of the first answer they've chosen.

[Celerity]

56. lol

[LiberalFighter]

13. Not interested in wasting my time playing it.

[chia]

29. Interested enough to reply to the thread, though :)

[LiberalFighter]

31. Not the same.

[TxGuitar]

33. Why? It's a word game

Take 5 or 10 minutes and is fun. Good for the hrain.

[Ms. Toad]

34. the time spent is self-limiting.

One new puzzle a day is released. It's a very few minutes of time.

[BuddhaGirl]

61. Awww

Don't be a wet blanket.

Have you ever played?

[mcar]

14. Love the game

It's a great, few minute brain exercise. I love sharing it with my kids too.

NYT says, apparently, it will still be free. I hope they don't change it. Regardless of the negativity, it's just a nice little word game.

[Iggo]

39. Free free? Or free with a subscription free?

Think I’ll look into it a little more.

[mcar]

40. It has been free

NYT says it will continue to be free.

It's a nice story - guy invented the game for his wife, who liked word puzzles. Offered it free online. Went "viral."

Now he's a multi-millionaire.

[mucifer]

54. I'm thinking it will have the words "NYTimes" all over it so it's an investment in

advertisement.

[mcar]

58. Good point

[Mike Nelson]

17. Hmm...

... probably, it will remain free to subscribers.

[moonscape]

18. I played Jotto a lot many decades ago, and seems this is

just like it. Not sure what the difference is except limiting the number of guesses. Haven’t played, just looked at the app description.

[JI7]

20. Where can you play this ?

[Gaugamela]

23. It's online at this link:

https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/

[Hortensis]

22. Well, thanks to its creator for the fun and congrats on hitting it big.

I'll enjoy while available and replace it as necessary.

Reminds me of when the NYT decided to hit subscribers with an extra charge to see their recipes. Not hardly. There are 10,000 times more recipes coming on the web alone than theirs, and at some point theirs escape their control anyway. If someone mentions one that sounds good, I google it.

[Indykatie]

24. The Guy Deserves Compensation But I Wish It Was Via Another Path n/t

[Initech]

25. You can buy it on Google / iOS and it's $9.99 and you can play as many times as you want!

[chia]

30. That app isn't related to the Wordle online game.

[Chautauquas]

32. I have one called Puzz Word

downloaded for free. Can play it as much as you want.

[TxGuitar]

35. If you like word games try codewords

It's like a crossword puzzle without clues. Each letter of the alphabet is assigned a number, and you fill in the puzzle by determining/guessing which numbers stand for which letters. You're given at least 1 letter to start and you work from there. Loads of fun.

codewords|

[Iggo]

38. Fun while it lasted.

[True Dough]

44. The first Wordle under NY Times ownership will be

SORRY

[Iggo]

45. Heheheh.

[A Brand New World]

47. My 1st time playing. Never heard of it til now.

Guessed the word on the 3rd try! I think that’s pretty good.

[Demovictory9]

49. omg. I have a NYT account. cant do the crosswords because those cost even more $$

a paywall within a paywall.

[iemanja]

50. Sudoku is free

I play that.

[AngryOldDem]

53. If.you have an account puzzles should be included, IMO

Puzzle subscription costs about $7/mo for the crossword and Spelling Bee. At one time I was also paying for the paper, so I got billed twice.

There used to be a couple more logic puzzles I could access, but not now. Maybe they’ve been discontinued. I’m not willing to pay much more than $7, so I hope the Times keeps its word (no pun intended).

I like Wordle. I enjoy it more than Spelling Bee, TBH. Anything that makes me think, especially in the morning, isn’t a time-waster.

[brooklynite]

60. My Times account (print) gets me digital access to the crossword

[LetMyPeopleVote]

63. For this thread

Link to tweet