It blew up in ways no one could have anticipated, as evidenced by the fact that the answers were available right in the site’s code.Īn update on Wordle pic.twitter. After all, Wordle was a passion project built by Josh Wardle for his partner, who loves word games. We even put together a page to give you Wordle hints and the answer if you’re really stuck.īut all of that is about to change. We’ve talked about strategy, alternatives, and more. New York Times Wirecutter Product-Review Site Moves Behind Paywall - WSJ. That’s probably because it managed the perfect mix of ease to play, difficulty to master, scarcity (one game a day), and bragging rights. Axios confirmed these plans with The New York Times and had more to offer. Just in case you somehow missed the internet craze so big, we’ve dedicated nine previous posts (and ten after this one!) covering it Wordle is the game the world can’t stop talking about. While The New York Times is on track to see 1.5 billion in revenue this year, based on the numbers for the first half of the year, its also on pace to see a net loss of 28 million. On Twitter today, the game’s creator announced The New York Times company agreed to buy the game. According to CNN, The Wirecutter generated 150 million in revenue from sales made through its merchant partnerships.
But it’s one less free for everyone to read high-quality site. This makes sense, and in my opinion, the Times’s paywall rules are among the best in the industry, in terms of offering a generous number of free reads to non-subscribers. Wordle, the free and ad-free word game that consumed all our minds, won’t be free anymore sometime in the future. A standalone subscription to Wirecutter is available for 5 every four weeks or 40 annually.
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