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Does this mean as soon as I enter my second guess, I'm going to have a huge overlay to sign in to a New York Times account?

• tomovo 5y ago
  Think of all the brands with 5 letter names!
  • yupper32 5y ago
    OREOS will be the answer once a week.
    • disqard 5y ago
      Hah, I've seen that so many times now... are you a regular NYT crossword solver, too?
      • fouc 5y ago
        Are you serious? They sneak brand names into crosswords?
        • yupper32 5y ago
          I'm actually not sure if you're serious or not, but yes there are brand names in NYT crossword puzzles. No, they don't get paid for it. OREO is a famous one because it's a short vowel heavy word, and can more easily fit into puzzles. Because of that, it shows up quite often in puzzles. Eliminating brand names, or any significant category of words, would probably hurt the quality of the crosswords. What's next? No movie references in the clues if the answer is an actor?
          • HWR_14 5y ago
            > No movie references in the clues if the answer is an actor? I would welcome that. Let's leave the actors and athletes out of the crosswords.
            • yupper32 5y ago
              So no pop culture references at all? Jeez that sounds like an extremely boring crossword.
              • ziml77 5y ago
                There's some people who want that. I hate names when there's too many since I'll end up getting Naticked, but I certainly wouldn't want them gone!
  • AndrewKemendo 5y ago
    I was wondering the insidious way they would monetize but I think you nailed it. Drink Your Ovaltine
• alx__ 5y ago
  > The company said the game would initially remain free to new and existing players
  • basisword 5y ago
    > initially Can't wait to phone them up to try and unsubscribe from my Wordle account some day.
    • 52-6F-62 5y ago
      I'm guessing it'll be bundled with their Spelling Bee and Crossword games, which is a separate subscription (and also easily cancelled).
    • js2 5y ago
      The unsubscribe process has become easier. Last time I unsubscribed–a few months ago–I didn't have to talk to anyone, not on phone and not via online chat.
    • Rebelgecko 5y ago
      Set your address to California when you buy your Wordle subscription
  • paxys 5y ago
    "Free" does not mean free from advertising and upsell.
• bubblethink 5y ago
  It also won't work in private/incognito mode.
• quickthrowman 5y ago
  Yes, that is the day I stop playing wordle even though I’m a NYT crossword subscriber.
  • sethhochberg 5y ago
    Out of genuine curiosity - would you mind sharing your thinking? You clearly don't mind paying the NYT for game content historically, and enjoy the game you're playing to this point - and even more than that, you're already paying and will presumably continue to get Wordle even if it eventually gets locked behind the subscription you hold. Why the line in the sand?
    • bitcurious 5y ago
      In a similar boat. Wordle is a social game for my little friend group, if the whole group isn’t doing it there’s really no point.
  • sltkr 5y ago
    Isn't the site entirely static, including the word list and daily answer? You should be able to download a local copy for yourself and play that from now on.
    • keithnz 5y ago
      or build your own! The whole thing seems like a great "learn to program" type problem.