•April 27, 2022•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer

Like many of the people who populate my Facebook feed, I have fallen fully under Wordle’s spell.
I assume that if you’re reading my prattle you already play Wordle or at least know what it is.
If not, go to your nearest computing device and go to nytimes.com/wordle.
As addictions go, this one is relatively harmless. By its nature, you can’t overdose on it; the world is entitled to just one per day. And it actually is good for your brain.
As most people with addictive personalities go, however, you will search out substitutes, because (with apologies to Lay’s potato chips) no one can eat just one. And there are many thinly disguised pretenders out there.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.