NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword

NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword

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Description

New York Times Games is the essential app for anyone who loves word, logic and number games. Guess the Wordle, solve the Crossword or build words in Spelling Bee. 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.
- 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.
- Organize 16 terms into four categories using word associations and strategy in this brain teaser
- 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.
- How many words can you find?

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.
- Leverage logic and arrange dominoes in this brain teaser.
- 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
- Build words using letters around the square.
- Test your word-making skills with daily puzzles.
- Connect characters and see how many words you can create.

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.

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
• Apple Terms of Sale: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html

Developer

What's New

Version 6.41.0·Sep 11, 2026

This version contains bonus puzzles. Try twists on our games, including Wordle in 1, Connections 3x3, Colorful Strands and more. New puzzles drop every Wednesday. Have feedback? Email us at nytgames@nytimes.com

Ratings & Reviews

App Store

4.8

293,329 ratings

Google Play

4.8

143,481 ratings

10,000,000+ downloads

5★
88%
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7%
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1%
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1%
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3%

Recent Reviews

TJ

Google Play

Severe Account Corruption/Data Leak - logging in with my unique email serves me a completely different user's account history on both Android and iPad. Developer support refuses to fix back-end database error. Total data privacy issue. reply to response: I have uninstalled and reinstalled new version. still has other users info.

Sep 15, 2026

Debbie Pittman

Google Play

especially enjoy the crosswords.

Sep 15, 2026

Matthew Gray

Google Play

latest update is buggy. tiny letters in the crosswords, the games don't fit on the screen, keyboard buttons are too narrow...not good Edit...canned response from developer is unhelpful, so I downgraded to one star. I literally just said the latest update is buggy, to which they suggested I update to the latest version. Nice to see they're using AI to it's full potential for customer service.

Sep 15, 2026

damian cellphone

Google Play

used to save Share but today's "upgrade" broke that. It also has a glitch about old Samsung SMS Share that I stopped using my months ago.

Sep 15, 2026

Simon Dauphinee

Google Play

love the games for keeping me brain sharp 😉

Sep 15, 2026

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