My five-letter reaction to the New York Times taking over Wordle? I quit

‘It’s to Wordle’s advantage that it takes so little time to complete – if you haven’t nailed it in 20 minutes, it’s a lost cause.’ Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

There is something very satisfying about going, in the space of a few months, from neophyte, to expert, to outraged dissenter, and enjoying that journey alongside thousands of others. I’m talking about Wordle, obviously, the five stages of which, after its invention in October last year, might usefully be delineated as indifference, confusion, enjoyment, obsession and resolution to cancel the New York Times. Here we are in February and it’s a new world, teetering for some of us on the brink of post-Wordle. I’m not quite ready to jump. But after a week of scandalous decisions by the NYT, the puzzle’s new owners, it’s only a matter of time.

NYT made Wordle waaay more difficult 🤣
Wordle 242 6/6

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— Nick Popham (@KOMOPopham) February 16, 2022