A strike at The New York Times could affect its US election converge and staff want you to stop playing Wordle and Connections to help them.

Bad news, Wordle fans—the people who maintain your favourite puzzle game don't want you to play it. Wordle took the internet by storm back in 2021 and, uh, hasn't really stopped, as evidenced by the fact we put out hints for it every week.

Don't worry, we won't make you guess what the Wordle strike is all about. New York Times tech employees have gone on strike. Allow us to explain why.