Wordle's migration under NYT sees players lose out on streaks

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All Wordle fans knew it was coming. The day Josh Wardle announced The New York Times had bought Wordle, fear had proliferated its fan base. Some obvious, like the possibility of a paywall, and others not so obvious such as losing out on game statistics. The latter came true for many Thursday as Wordle made the transition from powerlanguage.co.uk to nytimes.com/games/wordle. Logging into the original URL will automatically redirect you to the new page, and with it, you might end up losing your streak. Also Read — Wordle has a secret hard mode for players who find it too simple

Wordle users on social media mostly lauded the smooth transition, as most of their statistics remained, barring streaks that were reset to one. Users who had solved the word before the migration had their streaks intact. But once the transition was over, the same users were redirected to the NYT URL, and when they tried reentering the guess they found their streaks had been reset. Also Read — Saving Wordle for offline use is as easy as pressing right click on your mouse

The NYT FAQ page recommends using the same device and browser to play Wordle after the migration. The page read, “We have automatically transferred your game statistics to Wordle’s new home on New York Times Games. If your data looks a little different than you remember, first ensure you are opening the game on the same device and browser you used previously. Your game data is stored locally on your browser and your statistics will automatically transfer without any additional action on your part.” Also Read — New York Times buys the viral Word game, Wordle

For users who hadn’t solved the word yet and completed the puzzle after the migration — even in the original website — statistics