When the New York Times bought Wordle, all of us word-puzzle fanatics panicked about what would happen. In fact, we went on the hunt to see how we could download Wordle for free. Well, the NYT-Wordle migration has finally happened, and it seems you’ll lose your current scorestreak in the new version.
The old browser Wordle managed to save progress every time you completed the daily puzzle. Many players shared their scorestreaks on social media, bragging about how far they’ve come. The NYT version is also based on a browser and everything looks the same. However, you’ll notice that your score resets to 1 on the new edition.
The New York Times indicated that they knew this was an issue and started working on a solution. Initially, they thought everyone perhaps used a different device or browser. With players showing on Twitter that the browser reset their scores, NYT realized that they needed to look elsewhere.
In the end, the NYT discovered what the issue was with the Wordle scorestreak and fixed it at 7 p.m. ET on Feb 10, 2022. For everyone that logged in today for the first time on the New York Time version, your streak should still be there. They’re still working on restoring scores for anyone that logged in before the fix.
If you kept the old link, it won’t help go back to your previous score. The site now redirects to the NYT version, which means you’ll have to start over. But let’s look at the silver lining here that many seem to be missing. At least we can still play Wordle for free and it’s not hidden behind a subscription paywall. Well, at least not yet…
