Does Your Wordle Streak Continue On New York Times?

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Wordle made news last week when The New York Times announced it had purchased the game, a situation leaving many of its players with questions as to whether their streaks and stats would continue after the buyout and making the switch to NYT, whether Wordle would remain free, and if there would be any other changes of concern. Unfortunately, there haven't been a lot of hard answers up until this point.

Wordle's formula is simple, but a few features outside the puzzle itself have further added to its already mainstream appeal. Only one puzzle is available each day, players only get one attempt each day, and every player is attempting to guess the same word. Combine that with the easy sharing of results (along with streak tracking), and Wordle effectively grabs a huge number of players and keeps them interacting with one another, even if indirectly – enough that numerous spinoff games and Wordle clones have quickly popped up for those who need to play more.

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Now that The New York Times owns the official Wordle, however, many players feel uncertainty around a game they have come to love. Games are hardly new to The New York Times, which has a long history of excellent crossword puzzles and newer word-related puzzle games, but many of their offerings are locked behind service paywalls, whereas Wordle has been free to play since its creation. Additionally, more competitive players may worry that their hard-earned streaks are disappearing, along with records of all their previous days’ games.

Unfortunately, whether these fears have or will come to pass is uncertain. February 11 marked Wordle's official move to The New York Times. The game’s original URL and the