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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A daily joy
9jamie
The app is well designed and while it works great on iPhone, it’s particularly enjoyable on an iPad for the extra detailed views. Nice little touches on Crossword, like swiping in a direction to move between across and down words. The little extra helpers for Spelling Bee are nice touches that offer enough prompt to keep going without spoiling the game. Some of the other minor games are a little filler but still enjoyable. Really great job overall.
Developer Response
Hi there! Thank you for the kind words and for your support. Happy Solving!
Can no longer access on iPad
Morjohn1
Have paid for a subscription to this app for well over a year and enjoy playing my NYT games every day. BUT…… I have deducted a star because I can no longer play on my older iPad as it does not support update to v.18 and every time I try to access the app for the last couple of weeks I am locked out as I keep getting the message to “Update Now”! Everything else works fine, but not NYT.I hate playing on my phone because my eyes get too tired.There must be others in a similar situation and it is most annoying to say the least.
unusable by design
Nick-Name-
I wish that this app wouldn’t keep telling me to update to the latest version which is only available on a new version of iOS that I don’t want to upgrade to. This popup shouldn’t have to appear every time I use the app, and it didn’t use to, but now it does, so I have to use the jankier version of the games section from within the NYTimes app. Horrible, anti-user design from either Apple or the developers. It would be a five star app if I could open it.
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!
Have feedback? Email us at nytgames@nytimes.com
Version 6.21.0
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