Bad news, Wordle fans—the people who maintain your favourite puzzle game don't want you to play it. Wordle took the internet by storm back in 2021 and, uh, hasn't really stopped, as evidenced by the fact we put out hints for it every week. Rightfully dubbed "the hottest puzzle game in the world" by us at the time, it's the rare instance in which we actually felt it right to review a browser game (it got an 80, by the way).
Which puts me, as someone who writes news, for a website that posts routine guides on the thing, in the slightly awkward position of telling you that the New York Times' tech staff doesn't want you to play it. While the prospect of the election is name-dropped by said staff (and is certainly used as leverage), and the New York Times itself has landed in hot water in the past due to its controversial coverage, the actual reasons are a lot more typical (via Eurogamer).
