The launch of the new version of Wordle by the New York Times was accompanied by a few hiccups. Players have lost their previous word sequences. Here’s how to get them back.
Wordle suddenly gained popularity at the start of 2022. The English game, which became a real phenomenon in the space of a few days, was bought by the New York Times at the end of January. As spotted by The Verge, the new version of the game went live on Thursday, February 10, but not without some difficulty.
” Wordle Update! We have identified the issue affecting user footage and are currently working on a fix », tweeted the media on February 11. To understand the problem, we must remember the very simple operation of the game: every day, we must discover a new word (and only one) of 5 letters. To achieve this, you have 6 tries maximum. At each attempt, a color code indicates whether the letters are good or bad, as well as whether they are well or badly placed. Yes, it’s the same principle as in the TV show Motus.
Misplaced streaks and wins in Wordle
In addition to racking his brains to figure out the word every day, one of Wordle’s little pleasures is accumulating the best streaks leading to a win (i.e., with as few tries as possible) — and taunting his friends with his stats. However, it is precisely these “streaks” of victories that have experienced a problem at the time of the launch of the wordle New York Times edition. Some player series simply haven’t moved from the old URLs to the New York Times URL. Clearly, it’s as if these people were starting from scratch in the game. However, this is not what was promised at the time of the takeover: the victories and series were to be kept.
According to indications from The Verge, several patches have been deployed to resolve the issue. The New York Times has since estimated that the vast majority of gamers should have recovered the lost footage, but some users may still have issues.
How to recover your previous sequences on Wordle
If you’re still having trouble, here’s what to do: To save your sequences, please open the old url last used to play Wordle. This will automatically redirect to the NYT Wordle page, taking your footage with you », abstract the media in a February 11 tweet. Before adding: If you go directly to the NYT page without a redirect, your stats won’t go with you “.
Your footage is not stored by The New York Times, but in local storage, on the device you are playing with (they are associated with the browser and the URL you are playing with). So be sure to use the same device and the same browser with which you are used to Wordle to do this little manipulation.
Otherwise, you still have these alternatives to Wordle, in French.