NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword 4+
Play Word & Logic Game Puzzles
The New York Times Company
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
New York Times Games is the essential app for anyone who loves word, logic and number games. Free to download, the app offers new word and logic 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.
CONNECTIONS
- Group words that share a common thread.
- Train your brain and organise 16 terms into four categories using word associations and strategy.
- Analyse your guesses and see how you stack up with Connections Bot.
WORDLE
- The official Wordle, a word-guessing game created by Josh Wardle.
- Can you guess the 5-letter word in 6 tries or less?
- Analyse your guesses and improve your skills with Wordle Bot.
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.
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 word 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 strategise 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:
• The New York Times Privacy Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/privacy-policy
• The New York Times Cookie Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/cookie-policy
• 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
What’s New
Version 5.65.0
This version contains Pips, our newest game. Find the right spot for each domino.
Have feedback? Email us.
nytgames@nytimes.com
Ratings and Reviews
My daily ritual
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!
Excellent… if you’re American. Good if you’re English
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.
Excellent brain teasers
The variety of puzzles here makes it easy to pick the type that appeals at any given moment. Letterboxed is completely new to me and has become my favourite. Mini crossword is sometimes undoable as a Brit - so many US brand names, film and sport references. But getting better at each is a silly fun extra to start the day. It’s churlish to criticise a freebie, but that’s partly what reviews are for: 1: the dictionary for both Spelling Bee and Letterboxed seems oddly narrow, given that it’s a NYT app. 2: the detailed images in Tiles are really hard to make out on a phone, especially colour contrasts.
Developer Response ,
Hi there! Thank you for your review and your feedback. Spelling Bee uses an internal word list developed over time from many sources. We are unable to include each word that can be created with the letters provided. The editors decide which words are best for the list for that day. Thank you for your support!
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App Privacy
The developer, The New York Times Company, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Used to Track You
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Information
- Provider
- The New York Times Company
- Size
- 87.3 MB
- Category
- Games
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2020, The New York Times Company
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Games - Monthly £2.99
- Games - Monthly £2.99
- Games - Annual £24.99
- Games - Monthly £2.99
- Introducing the Midi £0.00
- Games - Monthly £2.99
- Games - Monthly £2.99
- Free Starter Pack £0.00
- Games - Monthly £2.99
- Games - Monthly £2.99
Supports
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Game Center
Challenge friends and check leaderboards and achievements.