NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword

The New York Times Company

3.9

Publisher Country	US
Country Release Date	2016-11-17
Categories	Word, Game
Country / Regions	US
Developer Website	The New York Times Company
Support URL	The New York Times Company
Content Rating	Everyone

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, Strands, Spelling Bee, the Crossword and the Mini.

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:
• The New York Times Privacy Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/privacy-policy
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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

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By Jake Connelly
2025-09-10
Version 5.67.0
performance_and_bugsdesignmonetization
The app often fails to launch, hanging on a yellow screen. I have to force quit repeatedly, sometimes for over 10 minutes, until it randomly decides to launch. I have uninstalled/reinstalled, cleared caches, logged in and out, and more. The difficulty menu for the new Pips game is likewise tiny and coincides roughly with when the problems started. The app just does not like to work at all. Would be ranked higher if I could actually use it consistently. Hard pass on paying for anything as-is.
By Steve Fung
2025-09-18
Version 5.68.0
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I don't get why the app doesn't work when you have wifi and poor cell reception. I started a crossword at home when I was on Wifi, but only completed half of it by the time I had to leave for work. then when on the commute waiting for a bus, I had no wifi and 0 bars of cell signal. when I opened the app, and tried to click on the crossword that was half done, it doesn't do anything, it doesn't open the puzzle not even gives an error message, it just sits there ignoring the click.
By Sunni Keister
2025-08-30
Version 5.65.0
monetizationpricingfeature_requests
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.