NYT Games: Word Games & Sudoku

Challenge your intellect with an array of word and logic puzzles curated by New York Times Games. This app, available for free download, introduces new challenges every single day, catering to various skill levels.

Ready for some fresh puzzling? Try STRANDS, our newest addition where you're tasked with revealing hidden words while identifying the day’s theme. It’s a classic word search with a captivating twist.

The classic WORDLE is also included in our app, crafted by Josh Wardle. See if you can guess the 5-letter word within 6 attempts. Enhance your game strategy and compare your performance against WordleBot, your robotic puzzle partner.

If you have a knack for mixing letters, the daily SPELLING BEE will let you create as many words as possible from a 7-letter collection.

For subscribers, our app features the same daily CROSSWORD puzzle found in The New York Times, progressively increasing in complexity throughout the week to cater to all players.

Try CONNECTIONS to group related words together, and challenge yourself to do it with no more than four mistakes.

Prefer numbers over letters? Dive into SUDOKU, where you can fill in 3x3 grids with numbers 1–9 without any complex math. Each day brings a new puzzle in varying difficulty levels—easy, medium, or hard.

Short on time? The MINI CROSSWORD delivers quick fun, with simple clues that can be tackled in a matter of seconds without increasing difficulty as the week goes on.

Relax and play TILES, matching elements following the day’s unique pattern—aim for consecutive matches!

For more word crafting fun, challenge yourself with LETTER BOXED, where you create words from a series of letters arranged around a square.

With our STATS feature, keep tabs on your progress across The Crossword, Wordle, and Spelling Bee. For The Crossword, you can track average solve times and how many puzzles you've completed in sequence. Plus, observe your Wordle streak and see how frequently you reach various levels in the Spelling Bee.

Join the competition with friends on the MINI leaderboards. Invite up to 25 friends to see who can solve today’s mini puzzle the quickest.

Subscribers unlock access to a rich PUZZLE ARCHIVE, which includes previous Spelling Bee challenges and over 10,000 crosswords from past editions.

DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS are available for a monthly or annual purchase for New York Times Games.

Subscribe to enjoy limitless gameplay, access to the The Crossword archive, and additional features. Check our subscription offers for complete details.

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