New York Times Censoring Wordle

Dalton Cooper:

Word puzzle game Wordle came out of nowhere, skyrocketing in popularity seemingly overnight and becoming a mainstream fad in the process. Its success drew the attention of The New York Times, the award-winning newspaper that’s been in circulation for over 150 years. The New York Times acquired Wordle for a seven-figure sum, and since then, there have been some subtle changes to the game.

Since New York Times‘ acquisition of Wordle, there have been tweaks to the game, not all of which have been popular. Some Wordle players have reported issues with their streaks being broken, and others have discovered that there are now less words that can be guessed than before. It seems that, in total, The New York Times has removed at least six words from Wordle‘s upcoming answers list, as well as 19 words from the game’s list of guesses.