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ng our 2-ply into more environmentally friendly 1-ply rolls after TP hoarders ransacked all the grocery stores.</p><p id="6767">And as if things could not get any better, the New York Times is buying Wordle!</p><h1 id="618c">Wordle Joins NYT Games</h1><p id="a7f7">If you spend as much time on Twitter as I do, then by now, you know all about Wordle, the popular word puzzle game created by Josh Wardle.</p><p id="68ef">Now Wordle is part of the New York Times Games portfolio, and its creator has cashed in an amount that is “easily over seven figures.”</p><p id="2662">Subscribers will find well-known puzzle games such as ‘The Crossword,’ ‘Spelling Bee,’ ‘Sudoku,’ and Vertex in the NYT Games catalog.</p><p id="3b07" type="7">What’s next… Puzzle Bobble?</p><p id="49f2">Nah, Puzzle Bobble has too much muscle and action for the NYT. My money’s on the ultimate version of Rubik’s Cube for brainiacs, delivered to our doorstep in exchange for an annual subscription.</p><p id="c219">It’s a win-win for the NYT, and a Rubik’s Cube is a lot more colorful than Wordle.</p><figure id="dbdb"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*vTrYSM66RmMQm_tX"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@alandelacruz4?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">ALAN DE LA CRUZ</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="7501">Wordle “will initially remain free for new and existing users.” However, the NYT intends to make it an essential part of its strategy for subscribers.</p><p id="9b44">However, some years ago, the NYT switched its business model to the paywall. This means that most of the editorial content and additional products are accessible only through a subscription.</p><p id="cb1b">Thus, I recommend you give it a try before the game goes corporate and it is “adieu, auf wiedersehen, goodbye” to free Wordle.</p><h1 id="5c60">What is Wordle</h1><p id="cc67">Twitter has become much more colorful with Wordle and its green and yellow blocks.</p><p id="5be9"><a href="h

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ttps://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/">Wordle</a> is a browser word puzzle game in crossword format, where players try to guess a five-letter puzzle word in six attempts.</p><p id="ba2f">The only clues are the letters of the word you type into the five boxes, and the game only allows you to guess one word per day.</p><p id="07dd">While writing this article, I tried my hand at Wordle for the first time. And looking at my score, it’s a game that might actually work for me because I am not all that bad at it.</p><figure id="f9fe"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*hbMbJvf1J0mvG4hh5EQHuA.png"><figcaption><a href="https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/">Wordle score </a>| Screenshot by the author</figcaption></figure><p id="4021">As for my game, I could have drawn a winner on the third row, but the answer was a common word, and I opted for a slightly more unique approach.</p><p id="d14b">You do not need to pull out your thesaurus to win at Wordle.</p><h2 id="a603">Wordle 227 4/6</h2><p id="72dd">⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><h1 id="33bf">Concluding Remarks</h1><p id="da78">Wordle is as simple as it is addictive and fast. Its popularity has steadily increased this year. Explaining why the company has opened its pockets to make it an enticing lure for subscribers as part of its marketing strategy.</p><p id="11ac">That’s why I see the Times taking a lot of criticism on Twitter, as fans protest and fear that this is the end of free Wordle.</p><p id="8d1b"><b>What’s your take on Wordle?</b></p><p id="bad3">⭐️ <a href="https://ruialves.medium.com/membership"><b><i>Sign up through this link</i></b></a><b><i>.</i></b> <i>Support your favorite platform and its talented authors. You’ll boost our community’s success and support my work with a small commission, all while gaining exclusive perks and benefits as a member.</i></p><figure id="95e9"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*-cDr7sSNMHwW4-dfXcU_uw.jpeg"><figcaption>Don’t click it unless you mean it!</figcaption></figure></article></body>

I Tried My Hand at Wordle Before It Goes Under the New York Times Paywall

What’s next in the New York Times games portfolio — Puzzle Bobble?

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Lately, it feels like the world has been turned upside down for all of us, and mass media titans like the New York Times are not making it any easier.

In 2020, a comedian turned podcaster signed a multi-year, $100 million exclusive contract with Spotify to have his gallbladder stroke while spreading misinformation and fake news about the COVID pandemic while ranting about his xenophobic aversions.

This “brainiac” has crashed Spotify in less than a week by a whopping $2 billion in market value. A big shout out to Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and other musicians who turned their backs on Spotify in protest.

You rock!

Then, in 2021 we saw the rise of non-fungible tokens, and digital art became a billion-dollar business out of nowhere.

Artists who used to paint with charcoal on the sidewalk were now all over the news, bragging about how they went from borrowing money from their parents to become multi-million dollar crypto tycoons, constantly pestered by clients like Paris Hilton for their latest 7-figure jpeg.

Even Picasso was to be inducted to the blockchain when some of his heirs planned to mint a 1958 ceramic art piece into an NFT, auction it off, and have John Legend sing a song in celebration.

Amidst the party gate turmoil, we learn how Boris cracked magnum bottles of champagne while we saved toilet paper, turning our 2-ply into more environmentally friendly 1-ply rolls after TP hoarders ransacked all the grocery stores.

And as if things could not get any better, the New York Times is buying Wordle!

Wordle Joins NYT Games

If you spend as much time on Twitter as I do, then by now, you know all about Wordle, the popular word puzzle game created by Josh Wardle.

Now Wordle is part of the New York Times Games portfolio, and its creator has cashed in an amount that is “easily over seven figures.”

Subscribers will find well-known puzzle games such as ‘The Crossword,’ ‘Spelling Bee,’ ‘Sudoku,’ and Vertex in the NYT Games catalog.

What’s next… Puzzle Bobble?

Nah, Puzzle Bobble has too much muscle and action for the NYT. My money’s on the ultimate version of Rubik’s Cube for brainiacs, delivered to our doorstep in exchange for an annual subscription.

It’s a win-win for the NYT, and a Rubik’s Cube is a lot more colorful than Wordle.

Photo by ALAN DE LA CRUZ on Unsplash

Wordle “will initially remain free for new and existing users.” However, the NYT intends to make it an essential part of its strategy for subscribers.

However, some years ago, the NYT switched its business model to the paywall. This means that most of the editorial content and additional products are accessible only through a subscription.

Thus, I recommend you give it a try before the game goes corporate and it is “adieu, auf wiedersehen, goodbye” to free Wordle.

What is Wordle

Twitter has become much more colorful with Wordle and its green and yellow blocks.

Wordle is a browser word puzzle game in crossword format, where players try to guess a five-letter puzzle word in six attempts.

The only clues are the letters of the word you type into the five boxes, and the game only allows you to guess one word per day.

While writing this article, I tried my hand at Wordle for the first time. And looking at my score, it’s a game that might actually work for me because I am not all that bad at it.

Wordle score | Screenshot by the author

As for my game, I could have drawn a winner on the third row, but the answer was a common word, and I opted for a slightly more unique approach.

You do not need to pull out your thesaurus to win at Wordle.

Wordle 227 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Concluding Remarks

Wordle is as simple as it is addictive and fast. Its popularity has steadily increased this year. Explaining why the company has opened its pockets to make it an enticing lure for subscribers as part of its marketing strategy.

That’s why I see the Times taking a lot of criticism on Twitter, as fans protest and fear that this is the end of free Wordle.

What’s your take on Wordle?

⭐️ Sign up through this link. Support your favorite platform and its talented authors. You’ll boost our community’s success and support my work with a small commission, all while gaining exclusive perks and benefits as a member.

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