NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword

The New York Times Company

In-app purchases

About this game

New York Times Games is the essential app for anyone who loves word, logic and number games. Free to download, the app offers new puzzles daily for every skill level.

App Features and Games:

NEW: PIPS
- Find the right spot for each domino.
- Play three puzzles daily: Easy, medium and hard.

THE CROSSWORD
- The classic daily New York Times puzzle you love.
- Crack clues and fill the grid with answers.
- Crosswords increase in difficulty throughout the week.

WORDLE
- The official Wordle, a word-guessing game created by Josh Wardle.
- Can you guess the 5-letter word in 6 tries or less?
- Analyze your guesses and improve your skills with Wordle Bot.

CONNECTIONS
- Group words that share a common thread.
- Train your brain and organize 16 terms into four categories using word associations and strategy.
- Analyze your guesses and see how you stack up with Connections Bot.

SPELLING BEE
- Is spelling your strong suit?
- See how many words you can create with 7 letters.
- Build more words to earn more points.

SUDOKU
- Looking for a numbers game, minus the math?
- Fill each 3x3 set of boxes with numbers 1 to 9.
- Play a new puzzle every day in easy, medium or hard mode.

STRANDS
- Try this classic word search, with a twist.
- Find hidden words and uncover the day’s theme.

THE MINI CROSSWORD
- All the fun of the Crossword, but you can solve it in seconds.
- A spin on our original word game, with simpler clues.
- Puzzles don’t increase in difficulty throughout the week.

TILES
- Unwind with a pattern-matching game.
- The key is to match elements consecutively.
- Can you keep your chain going?

LETTER BOXED
- Create words using letters around the square.
- Test your word-making skills with daily puzzles.

STATS
- Looking for your longest solving streak?
- Wondering how many puzzles you’ve solved?
- Track your progress with stats for the Crossword, Spelling Bee, Wordle, Connections and Strands.
- Plus, monitor your average solve times.

LEADERBOARD
- Add friends and follow daily scores across Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee and the Mini.
- Plus, explore your score history to see how your word game scores stack up over time.

PUZZLE ARCHIVE
- Subscribers can solve over 10,000 past puzzles from New York Times Games.
- Explore puzzle archives for Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee and the Crossword.

HINTS
- Find tips and strategize with fellow solvers in the forums. Just tap the lightbulb while playing.
- Available for Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee and Strands.

BY DOWNLOADING THE NEW YORK TIMES GAMES APP, you agree to:
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• The New York Times California Privacy Notices: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/california-notice
• The New York Times Terms of Service: https://www.nytimes.com/content/help/rights/terms/terms-of-service.html

Ratings and reviews

Gameplay is a solid 5-star. But the recent update, although it included a new game, moved 3 more games behind a pay wall. I really enjoyed Tiles and Letter Boxed. The subscription rate is deceptively low under the "sale" but jumps to $50/year or $6/month after that. I'm sorry, but that's just too much for the ability to play simple games. Putting more and more behind a paywall doesn't make me want to subscribe, it makes me want to uninstall and find something else to play.

The games themselves I love. I'd felt like the daily play of most games that you got for free was decent, & there were no ads. That's all changing. Ads have been added (not bad, yet), & more games have been locked behind the paywall. Given that the paywall is not a one-time purchase but a subscription, that feels rotten. I would've liked to hear from them that the previous model wasn't sufficiently funding the app, as otherwise this feels like a cash grab, & I expect better from the NYT.

Paying to play ruins this. especially the price. $50 a year is insanity. I'd consider it if it was the introductory price always... but even then that's scummy. There are so many free options out there that paying for this isn't worth it. To make matters worse, my free games aren't always the same as my friend's free games for the day, so our leader boards dont always line up. The free games are fun, and I'd give this a 5 star easily if you didn't have to subscribe to access everything.

What’s new

This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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