Isn't the site entirely static, including the word list and daily answer? You should be able to download a local copy for yourself and play that from now on.

or build your own! The whole thing seems like a great "learn to program" type problem.

Out of genuine curiosity - would you mind sharing your thinking?

You clearly don't mind paying the NYT for game content historically, and enjoy the game you're playing to this point - and even more than that, you're already paying and will presumably continue to get Wordle even if it eventually gets locked behind the subscription you hold. Why the line in the sand?

In a similar boat. Wordle is a social game for my little friend group, if the whole group isn’t doing it there’s really no point.