A 222-day Wordle streak had taken over my life. Losing it was painful — and completely liberating.

A 222-day Wordle streak had taken over my life. Losing it was painful — and completely liberating.

Courtesy of Alesandra Dubin

Once my streak got long enough, I knew I was helplessly hooked on Wordle. For 222 straight days, I opened the New York Times Games app and dutifully completed the daily puzzle amid a slot machine-like spin of yellow and green squares.

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