First the NYT came for the plural words, and the Wordle Friends did not speak out -- because they not plural words.
Then the NYT came for the second person verbs, and the Wordle Friends did not speak out -- because they were not second person verbs.
Then the NYT came for the yucky words, and the Wordle Friends did not speak out -- because they were not yucky words.
Then the NYT came for the Wordle Friends -- and they said "I thought you'd never ask, let's integrate brands and start making some fat stacks!"
The Wordle Friends yield to megaconglomerations as generals in the war for social progress.
A last-minute communique throws The Wordle Friends into a panic, and they face today's puzzle with teeth grit and muscles kinked.
After the puzzle devolves into a brief game of hot potato, the Wordle Friends discuss duplicity and change.