NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword
What NYT Games is
New York Times Games is the essential app for anyone who loves word, logic and number games.
The sentence of its App Store description that best says what it is, picked by Jev. The developer's own words.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:
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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
• Apple Terms of Sale: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html
What people say
Crashes while solving puzzles are the largest slice of the bug complaints for NYT Games, and a spike in monetization and ads complaints arrived with version 6.47.0.
Written by an LLM from the lead report's counts.Read the reportBefore you buy NYT Games
Written reviews run 1.9 stars well below the store score.
Store ratings count every star tap; written reviews come from people with something to say, so they usually run lower. Read the shares below as what reviewers raise, not the chance it happens to you.
Of the people who wrote a review
Watch out for
- Bugs and crashes23%Most often crashes during puzzles
“Latest update stopped the app from opening any of the games”
- Monetization and ads16%
- Developer and updatesfading13%
Share of written reviews that raise each one.
Who it suits
- Relaxing94 reviewers; most raised: monetization and adsComplain28%Praise90%
- Playing with friends72 reviewers; most raised: bugs and crashesComplain45%Praise74%
- Collecting and completing23 reviewers; most raised: bugs and crashesComplain74%Praise57%
What NYT Games reviewers say
One public report on NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword reads 2,563 App Store and Google Play reviews from the last year. The report “What people complain about and love in 2026” was last updated Oct 25, 2026. Of its 2,563 judged reviewers, 70% complain, 49% praise something, 11% make a request, 5% say they're quitting and 2% cancelled a paid plan. The top complaint is bugs and crashes at 29% of complaints, then monetization and ads (20%) and developer and updates (13%). Top praise: gameplay is fun, at 22% of praise. Top requests: new feature or option (35%) and bring something back (31%). Two audience differences stand out. App Store: mention developer and updates 1.6x as often as everyone (30% vs 19%). 5 stars: mention not enough content 3.2x as often as everyone (13% vs 4%).
One public report on NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword. Each title is written by the person who shared it; the line under it says how the reviews were picked.
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