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: THE MIDI CROSSWORD
- Crush this clever midsize word puzzle.
- Just-right size between the Mini and the Crossword.
- Enjoy approachable clues, special puzzles and a path to daily wins.
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.
- Analyse 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.
PIPS
- Find the right spot for each domino.
- Play three puzzles daily: Easy, medium and hard.
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.
BADGES
- Earn badges for Spelling Bee, Wordle and Connections.
- Celebrate your streaks and wins.
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, Strands, Spelling Bee, the Crossword and the Mini.
HINTS
- Find tips and strategize with fellow solvers in the forums. Just tap the light bulb while playing.
- Available for Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee and Strands.
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I stumbled across the NYT crossword app when Wordle went there - living in the UK, it wasn’t an obvious place for me to look. But I found the daily and mini crosswords to be just what I like - often challenging but not impossible, entertaining and informative (when I have to research to find the answers). I like the themes, and the fact that sometimes numbers and rebuses unexpectedly feature in the answers. I also enjoy the Acrostic puzzles though I find them harder. My interest in language means that I enjoy exploring the (many!) differences between British and American English, though I suspect this would be a deterrent for many Brits. Well worth the £25 annual subscription cost for me!
Favourite app became a let down
spenceosaur
I used this app daily and have enjoyed paying for it and completing the archives but in the last few months the app has stopped working for me. Every time I try to complete the mini or midi crosswords the app shuts down randomly and will cause any apps I have in the background to need a refresh or to be redownloaded. This means getting the crosswords done very difficult as the app shuts down spontaneously multiple times and I have given up trying to use it and ended my subscription. I’ve tried going on the manufacturer’s website to discuss the fault but they only offer a chat service for ET time American users, I’ve tried reporting a problem through the App Store but there’s no option for a faulty app. I’ve tried re-downloading it and starting my phone and I’ve cleared my cache multiple times and done all the things the internet advised. The app not my phone needs an update so I don’t understand why the app isn’t working correctly for me. I’m deeply saddened by it as the app became an important part of my daily routine and now it’s gone.
Excellent… if you’re American. Good if you’re English
Millenwagon
I know this is an American app so obviously it’s going to be tailored towards Americans, but if you’re British like myself, you might find a lot of the answers to be nonsensical. I really like the connections game, but it’s so inconsistent. Sometimes the “connections” are so absurd that only a mind reader would be able to make sense of it. It should be called “what am I thinking?”. Sometimes there are words that are clearly linked, but they don’t belong together and you waste chances.The crosswords can also be tricky due to the American nature of the app, but other than that it’s still great.
Great app, shame about the iPad version
Simon Whitaker
I have a weird admiration for just how profoundly broken this app is on iPad. To paraphrase Dolly Parton, you have to be a great developer to break an app this profoundly. It’s absolutely fine running full screen, but as soon as you resize the app, all hell breaks loose. The font size doesn’t adapt! The window sometimes loses its bottom edge! If you try to escape the nightmare by tapping the green “maximise” button, it just changes shape to another, non-full screen size. Getting the app back to full screen requires skill, patience and sometimes a blood sacrifice. Hats off to the folks at NYT, I don’t know how they’ve pulled this off but I’ll be sad when they finally fix it. (Narrator’s voice: he won’t be sad.)
This version contains a limited time offer: Annual Games subscribers can now get 6 months of free language lessons with Super Duolingo.
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Version 6.48.0
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