NYT Games: Word Games & Sudoku

4.7
51K reviews
50L+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this game

Keep your mind sharp with word and logic puzzles from New York Times Games. Free to download, the app offers new puzzles daily for every skill level.

App Features and Games:

NEW: STRANDS
Our latest game lets you find hidden words and uncover the day’s theme. It’s the word search you know, with a twist.

WORDLE
Play the original Wordle — created by Josh Wardle — in our app. Guess the 5-letter word in 6 tries or less, and analyze your guesses with WordleBot.

SPELLING BEE
Is scrambling your strong suit? Play the daily Spelling Bee and see how many words you can make with 7 letters.

THE CROSSWORD
Subscribers can play the same daily puzzle that’s printed in The New York Times, in our app. Crosswords increase in difficulty throughout the week, so there’s something for everyone.

CONNECTIONS
Group words with a common thread. See if you can do it with four mistakes or fewer.

SUDOKU
Looking for a numbers game, minus the math? Play Sudoku and fill each 3x3 set of boxes with numbers 1–9. Play a new puzzle every day in easy, medium or hard mode.

THE MINI CROSSWORD
The Mini is all the fun of The Crossword, but you can solve it in seconds. These word games don’t increase in difficulty throughout the week and feature simpler clues.

TILES
Unwind while you match elements in the day’s pattern — the key is to make consecutive matches.

LETTER BOXED
Create words using letters around the square. Letter Boxed is another fun way to test your word-making skills.

STATS
Track your progress for The Crossword, Wordle and Spelling Bee. For The Crossword, monitor your average solve times, see how many puzzles you can solve in a row, and more. Plus follow your streak on Wordle, and track how often you reach each level in Spelling Bee.

LEADERBOARDS
Start a friendly competition with The Mini leaderboards. Add up to 25 friends to see who can solve today’s Mini puzzle the fastest.

PUZZLE ARCHIVE
Subscribers can now solve over 10,000 past puzzles from Wordle, Spelling Bee and The Crossword.

DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS:
You can purchase a monthly or annual New York Times Games subscription.

Enjoy unlimited gameplay, The Crossword archive and more with a monthly or annual subscription. See our subscription offers for further details.

BY DOWNLOADING THE NEW YORK TIMES GAMES APP, you agree to:
• The automatic renewal terms stated above.
• 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

Please note: A subscription to New York Times Games does not include access to any other New York Times products, including but not limited to nytimes.com, New York Times Cooking, Wirecutter, mobile news content and other apps on non-iOS devices.
Updated on
12 Jul 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Financial info, App activity and Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 4 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.7
47.8K reviews
Lindsay Getz
9 July 2024
For the subscription price of $40/yr this app should be flawless and it's nowhere near that. The touch recognition on the keypad is terrible. I'm constantly having to go back and delete/add letters that I've typed (I know I've typed them because I can feel the small vibration from the keyboard). Occasionally when I type a letter, the larger version of it that is only supposed to be there momentarily stays there, covering the next clue. The Spelling Bee also does not work well.
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Benjamin Don
8 July 2024
Update: It was a memory issue that caused this app to stop working. Once other apps started acting weird, I knew it wasn't an NYT issue only. Cleared up some room on my phone and we're back up. A better error message would be helpful, but sincerely my phone should have screamed out for help first. I'll give you the full 5/5 if you could add in an error message about not enough memory.
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The New York Times Company
8 July 2024
Hi there! Sorry to hear you are having trouble. I would try deleting the app completely and downloading the latest version from the Play Store. Contact us at nytgames@nytimes.com if you have any questions or need assistance with the update.
Devin Heiss
2 July 2024
I love the daily mini crossword. However the leaderboard consistently messes up. For the last week my time does not appear on the leaderboard at all, and I can't see several of my friends' times. The competitive aspect is the best part of the mini, so the leaderboards consistently having issues makes the experience much less interesting.
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The New York Times Company
8 July 2024
Hi there! I am sorry to hear you were experiencing trouble with your Leaderboard. If you are still unable to see your current solve times, contact us at nytgames@nytimes.com. Our Games Care team can help!

What's new

This version contains the Wordle archive, featuring over 1,000 official puzzles from past days.

Have feedback? Email us. nytgames@nytimes.com