The New York Times Games app offers a variety of word and number games for users to enjoy. The newest addition, Strands, is a word search game with a twist where players must uncover a hidden theme. The app also features the original Wordle game created by Josh Wardle, where players must guess a 5-letter word in 6 tries or less and can analyze their guesses with WordleBot.
For those who excel at scrambling words, the daily Spelling Bee game challenges players to make as many words as possible using 7 letters. Subscribers can also access the daily crossword puzzle from The New York Times, with increasing difficulty throughout the week. Another game, Connections, requires players to group words with a common thread with only four mistakes allowed.
For a numbers game without the math, Sudoku is available in easy, medium, and hard modes with a new puzzle every day. The Mini Crossword offers a quicker version of the daily crossword with simpler clues. Tiles is a game where players must match elements in the day's pattern, while Letter Boxed tests word-making skills using letters around a square.
The app also includes features to track progress and compete with friends. Users can track their average solve times and streaks for The Crossword, as well as their level achievements in Spelling Bee. The Mini leaderboards allow for friendly competition among up to 25 friends to see who can solve the puzzle the fastest.
Subscribers can access over 10,000 past puzzles from Wordle, Spelling Bee, and The Crossword in the puzzle archive. To access these features, users can purchase a monthly or annual subscription to New York Times Games. However, this subscription does not include access to other New York Times products such as nytimes.com or the New York Times Cooking app.
By downloading the app, users agree to the automatic renewal terms and the New York Times' privacy policies and terms of service. These include the privacy policy, cookie policy, California privacy notices, and terms of service.