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How to fix your NY Times-based Wordle if it isn’t working

That R is in the right place but looks like there are no E’s in today’s Wordle.

Screenshot: Wordle

As a fairly enthusiastic — if not very expert — Wordle player, I wasn’t thrilled with the idea that _The New York Times_was adding the word game to its quiver. But I understood why the Times would want it, and why the game’s creator would want to not have to deal with its unexpected popularity. So I heaved a sigh, and prepared to continue to play on the new site.

The day came: I clicked on the familiar powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle URL and saw _www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html_in the address field. I mentally shrugged, and prepared for my morning battle with the English language.

And — nothing.

A blank screen. No 404 notice, no “your internet connection is loused up” message — and especially, no Wordle. Just a blank screen.

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