Original Wordle is dead, long live NYT Wordle

Wordle is still alive and well.

Josh Wardle's megahit word-guessing game Wordle will be fully migrated to the New York Times' own page in June of 2022.

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Since the New York Times acquired Wordle for an undisclosed seven-figure amount, the clock has stopped for the original Wordle link. Wordle may become less free when the switch occurs.

The first clear convergence between Wardle's edition of Wordle and the New York Times came in February of 2021. The New York Times updated their Wordle FAQ to reflect that they had updated their acceptable word list and thus may run different solutions from the original game.

The New York Times tried to remove swear words from the game's pool of guessable worlds.

After Wardle's site goes down and NYT Games takes over, the solutions will mostly match up.

It is possible for players to keep their Wordle streaks going after the switch to the New York Times site, thanks to a tool created by a tech writer.

Wordle fans are happy. Updating your bookmarks is a must.