• Breaking news: stories can now include tappable links, X posts, polls and a bonus puzzle — all in one page • Bonus puzzles: play special puzzles created around big sports moments • One puzzle per mode each day — the rest of the catalogue lives in the Archive • Leagues: rebuilt standings, a new Race tab with lead changes and weekly MVP, and a season-end celebration • Smarter notifications: streak warnings from day one, a morning nudge, and per-setting controls • Fixes: league feed points now match standings, blocking hides players everywhere, archive free plays count correctly

The game feels alive. Wrong guesses shake, solved groups snap into place, and the answer reveal holds for a beat before it lands. Getting started is quicker too — pick your sports first, then choose when your daily reminder arrives. Settings has been rebuilt: your leagues live on their own screen, and there is a new haptics switch.

A big polish pass on how the game looks and feels. • Connections boards are fixed — every tile is now the same size and perfectly square, with names centred instead of drifting. The empty gap above the Submit button is gone. • Your results screen now scrolls, so Share, Challenge a friend and Back to Today are always reachable, no matter how long the recap is. • Player names are cleaner. Names that used to read "Ed Smith (linebacker)" now just read "Ed Smith" across boards, guesses and results. • Easy mode now has its own How to Play, so the instructions match the puzzle you're actually looking at. • Buttons and controls are easier to hit. Tabs, reactions, calendar arrows, reminder times and more are now full-size tap targets. • Better support for larger text sizes. Buttons and stats no longer slide off the edge of the screen when you scale text up. • Long names and labels now fit properly in standings, settings, stats and league rows instead of running off the edge. • Player search is easier to use. The suggestion list scrolls, stays clear of the keyboard, and sits properly above the board. • Nothing hides behind the notch or home indicator anymore, and the offline message reads in full. • Clearer empty screens, and a Retry button when something fails to load instead of looking like you have nothing there. • Streak calendar now clearly separates the days you played from the ones you missed. • Greyed-out buttons are readable again, and the share sheet closes when you tap outside it. Plus a long list of smaller layout, wording and spacing fixes throughout.

Out of hints? You can now watch a short video to earn another — up to three hints on any puzzle. Plus fixes and refinements under the hood.