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.
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★☆☆☆☆
16 Oct 2026
New update fails iPad
I solve daily and LOVE NYT Games. The new update is unusable on an iPad - no way to make the keyboard move and it obscures half the puzzle (Crossword and Mini) so there is no way to see all the clues and the size of the answer. Please, please, please fix!!
ScienceNovice · v6.46.0
★★★★★
16 Oct 2026
Great App
It’s fun to play these games each day
jairyg · v6.46.0
★★★★★
16 Oct 2026
Daily Exercise
I start every day with the NYT Wordle and Crossword. Vital part of keeping the brain sharp and informed. Best part of my NYT subscription.
YAK63 · v6.46.0
★★★★★
16 Oct 2026
Daily for 15 years.
Anywhere. Anytime. Favorite app on my phone.
Clell3 · v6.46.0
★★★★★
16 Oct 2026
Routine maintenance
The best part of waking up is solving the NYT puzzles with a cup of hot coffee every morning. Thanks for keeping them interesting and challenging.
ElliottNotTS · v6.46.0
★☆☆☆☆
16 Oct 2026
Can we have a single light/dark setting?
Can the app just have a single light/dark mode that respects the system setting rather than separate settings for each game? This is ridiculous and long overdue.
Nicomino55 · v6.46.0
★☆☆☆☆
15 Oct 2026
Now unusable on the iPad
With the most recent update the crosswords don’t load right and large parts of the interface are cut off the screen. All of the settings are unaccessible and the only way to exit the game is to force quit the app. It’s been like this for days. You would think that a bug that rendered the app unusable would be a priority for them, but they just don’t seem to care about the iPad version. So why offer it?
SPTrask · v6.46.0
★★★★☆
15 Oct 2026
Accessibility
Not very friendly for those of us who use voiceover
noseeem49 · v6.46.0
★☆☆☆☆
15 Oct 2026
They are making me do this
I can’t stand the pop-up request for a review anymore, so I’ll leave a review. This is my review.
Three days later: It didn’t work. I submitted the review & I still get pop-ups asking for a review whenever I open the app. Changing my rating from 5 stars to 2 stars based solely on that. VERY ANNOYING.
Now changing to one star. I sincerely hate this.
LilyRowan · v6.46.0
★☆☆☆☆
15 Oct 2026
full screen video ads with sound
just recently started getting full screen video ads with sound, uninstalled.
rootc01 · v6.46.0
★☆☆☆☆
15 Oct 2026
Broken
New version is totally broken on iPad. How did this get through testing?
ElrodAx · v6.46.0
★☆☆☆☆
15 Oct 2026
Unusable on iPad
The latest update completely hosed the crossword puzzles. Letters are so huge they expand beyond the screen and are covered by the on-screen keyboard, making it impossible to see the squares one is trying to fill in. That on-screen keyboard is impossible to get rid of, even though it's completely unnecessary when using a physical keyboard. The key to close the puzzle is nowhere to be found, so the only way back to other puzzles is to kill the whole app. This is garbage from top to bottom.
St. Nick Name · v6.46.0
★★★★★
14 Oct 2026
Yes
Definitely get the app
dldnh · v6.46.0
★★★★★
14 Oct 2026
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Great selection of games. You don’t have to like them all. I’m satisfied with 5 each day.
Willuacept1 · v6.46.0
★★★★★
14 Oct 2026
I’m addicted
Just love these puzzles. They help me start morning, end my day and keep my aging brain agile! Yay!
Easy access to care · v6.46.0
★★☆☆☆
14 Oct 2026
Spam Pop-Ups to Subscribe to family plan
I’m just one user, but every time I open the app, I get a pop-up asking me to subscribe to a family plan. I am just a single user with 2 devices (iPad/iPhone) and no other users. Make it stop please. I’ve already reported this as a bug and a feature request, but still no changes.
JC2026abcd · v6.46.0
★★★★★
14 Oct 2026
Excellent but
I look forward to my puzzle every day except they should make Friday & Saturday a bi more reasonable.
daucella · v6.46.0
★★★☆☆
14 Oct 2026
Where is Quordle?
Opened app for Quordle, then purchased for more games, and Quordle was no more, what happened?
🎼 Star · v6.46.0
★★★★★
14 Oct 2026
Games
You make my day
JJDeast · v6.46.0
★☆☆☆☆
13 Oct 2026
Popups
Suck
Jmtomservo · v6.46.0
No reviews at this rating.
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