Play These Wordle Alternatives While the NYT Tech Guild Is on Strike

It’s Monday, the New York Times Tech Guild is on strike, and those of you not crossing the picket line might be struggling without your daily Wordle fix. Luckily, the striking guild members have got you. 

Thanks to the union’s Guild Builds site, there are now plenty of activities to keep you occupied until the strike is over. These include a Wordle-type game (Strikle) and a Connections successor (Connections: Strike Edition), but also plays on classics like Frogger and Breakout. A personal favorite is “Scabby’s Fair Contract Builder,” which lets you play as everyone’s favorite skincare-deprived inflatable rodent.

There are 11 games overall, with the word puzzle games being updated “when they can be,” NewsGuild of New York spokesperson Jen Sheehan told The Verge.

The New York Times Tech Guild, which is part of the NewsGuild of New York alongside the NYTimes Guild or Wirecutter Union, represents the workers responsible for maintaining the New York Times’ Games section as well as the publication’s websites and apps. At over 600 members, the Guild says it is “the largest union of tech workers with bargaining rights in the country” and has been on strike since Nov. 4 as part of its fight for a “fair contract,” with specific focus on “just cause,” “fair wages,” and “a respectful Return to Office proposal.” The Guild’s strike asks visitors to avoid NYT Games as well as the NYT Cooking app.

As part of the picket against NYT Cooking, the Guild Builds site also features a small collection of strike-themed recipes. My favorite? The “Lets Taco Bout That Contract” (Bob Belcher would be proud).

Perhaps most importantly for the workers, the site also hosts a donation button. Follow the Tech Guild over on X for updates on the strike’s progress.