NYT Games: Word Games & Sudoku

NYT Games: Word Games & Sudoku


The Crossword, Wordle & More


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5.0.0for iPhone, iPad
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35K+ Ratings
The New York Times Company
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51.4 MB
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Mar 26, 2024
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Apps in this category may contain mild or occasional cartoon, fantasy or real-life violence, as well as occasional or mild adult, sexually suggestive or horrifying content and may not be suitable for children under 9 years of age.
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Apps in this category may contain occasional mild indecent language, frequent or intense cartoon or real-life violence, minor or occasional adult or sexually suggestive material, and simulated gambling, and may be for children under 12 years of age.
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You must be at least 17 years old to access this App.
Apps in this category may contain frequent and intense offensive language; Frequent and intense cartoon, fantasy or realistic violence: frequent and intense adult, scary and sexually suggestive subjects: as well as sexual content, nudity, tobacco, alcohol and drugs, may not be suitable for children under 17 years of age.
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About NYT Games: Word Games & Sudoku

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 AD-FREE PUZZLES DAILY
There are never any ads to disrupt the fun in The New York Times Games app, so you can play without distraction.

WORDLE
Play the original Wordle — created by Josh Wardle — in our app. Guess the 5-letter word in 6 tries or less.

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.

CONNECTIONS
Our newest word game lets you group words with a common thread. See if you can do it with 4 mistakes or fewer.

SUDOKU
Looking for a numbers game, minus the math? Play Sudoku and fill each 3x3 set of boxes with numbers 1 to 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 puzzles 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 past Spelling Bee puzzles, plus play over 10,000 crosswords in our archive.

DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS:
You can purchase a monthly or annual New York Times Games subscription. As a subscriber, you’ll enjoy the full Wordle experience, plus Spelling Bee, The Crossword and more. See our subscription offers for further details.

PAYMENT AND AUTOMATIC RENEWAL TERMS:
IF YOU SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEW YORK TIMES GAMES VIA THIS APP, PAYMENT WILL BE CHARGED BY APPLE TO YOUR APPLE ID ACCOUNT AT CONFIRMATION OF PURCHASE. YOUR APPLE ID ACCOUNT WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY CHARGED FOR RENEWAL AT THE APPLICABLE RATE SHOWN TO YOU AT THE TIME OF SUBSCRIPTION EVERY CALENDAR MONTH (FOR MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTIONS) OR EVERY YEAR (FOR ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS) WITHIN 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE END OF THE CURRENT BILLING PERIOD. YOU WILL BE CHARGED IN ADVANCE. YOUR SUBSCRIPTION WILL AUTOMATICALLY CONTINUE EACH MONTH OR YEAR UNLESS IT IS CANCELED AT LEAST 24 HOURS BEFORE THE END OF THE CURRENT PERIOD. TO CANCEL, PLEASE TURN OFF AUTO-RENEW AT LEAST 24 HOURS BEFORE THE END OF THE CURRENT PERIOD. YOU CAN TURN OFF AUTO-RENEW AT ANY TIME FROM YOUR ITUNES ACCOUNT SETTINGS. CANCELLATION TAKES EFFECT AT THE END OF THE CURRENT BILLING PERIOD.

BY DOWNLOADING THE NEW YORK TIMES GAMES APP, you agree to:
• The automatic renewal terms stated above.
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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.
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What's New in the Latest Version 5.0.0

Last updated on Mar 26, 2024
Old Versions
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

Updates include:
* A fix to the progress text overlapping on the Spelling Bee Past Puzzle cards when you reveal a puzzle.

Have feedback? Email us at nytgames@nytimes.com.
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Version History
5.0.0
Mar 26, 2024
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

Updates include:
* A fix to the progress text overlapping on the Spelling Bee Past Puzzle cards when you reveal a puzzle.

Have feedback? Email us at nytgames@nytimes.com.
4.71.0
Mar 20, 2024
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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4.70.1
Mar 15, 2024
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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4.70.0
Mar 13, 2024
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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4.69.0
Mar 7, 2024
Refreshed look. Ready to play. Now you can find games and explore packs and archives in one place.

This version also contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly.

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4.68.1
Feb 29, 2024
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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4.68.0
Feb 28, 2024
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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4.67.0
Feb 27, 2024
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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4.66.0
Feb 14, 2024
In 2024, the AHA celebrates its Centennial, with February being the month designated to awareness of the “H” in AHA. Some unique and tricky clues for this word include “Red card,” “Pluck,” and “Soul mate?”

A less tricky but fun clue is “Gift from the Wizard of Oz that’s really a clock.”

Take a guess!

Answer: HEART
4.65.2
Feb 10, 2024
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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4.65.1
Feb 7, 2024
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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4.65.0
Feb 5, 2024
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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4.64.0
Jan 31, 2024
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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4.63.0
Jan 26, 2024
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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#funfact
It’s entertainment awards season! Who says you can’t win them all?
Can you guess the answer to the following clue from 2011? “Winner of an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and three Golden Globes”.

Answer: CHER
4.62.0
Jan 17, 2024
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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#funfact
“ADIEU” was the most popular Wordle starting word of 2023. “AUDIO” was the second most popular.
4.61.2
Jan 5, 2024
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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#funfact
“ADIEU” was the most popular Wordle starting word of 2023. “AUDIO” was the second most popular.
4.61.1
Jan 2, 2024
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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#funfact
“ADIEU” remains the most popular Wordle starting word of 2023. “AUDIO” is the second most popular.
4.61.0
Dec 11, 2023
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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4.60.0
Dec 4, 2023
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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4.59.0
Nov 20, 2023
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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#FunFact
On November 21, Will Shortz will celebrate his 30th year as the Crossword editor of The New York Times.
4.58.1
Nov 15, 2023
4.58.1 includes a fix for a crash when closing puzzles on iOS 15. Changes from 4.58.0:

This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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#FunFact
Daylight Saving Time ended on November 7. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS has appeared in the Crossword twice in the Shortz era, clued as “Dracula’s least favorite time?” and “Summer time.” DST, on the other hand, has appeared 87 times, clued as “Something to fall back from: Abbr.,” “Something you might lose a little sleep over?: Abbr.” and “Occasion to do a late shift?: Abbr.”
4.58.0
Nov 13, 2023
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

Have feedback? Email us at nytgames@nytimes.com.

#FunFact
Daylight Saving Time ended on November 7. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS has appeared in the Crossword twice in the Shortz era, clued as “Dracula’s least favorite time?” and “Summer time.” DST, on the other hand, has appeared 87 times, clued as “Something to fall back from: Abbr.,” “Something you might lose a little sleep over?: Abbr.” and “Occasion to do a late shift?: Abbr.”
4.56.0
Oct 10, 2023
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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#FunFact
The following clues have appeared in the Daily Crossword, all with the same answer. What is it?
“October décor”
“Symbol of harvest time”
“Symbol of fall”

Answer: PUMPKIN
4.55.0
Sep 25, 2023
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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#FunFact
We just released our 100th Connections puzzle.

Have you played our newest game yet? Open that app and head to “More Games” to start solving.
4.54.0
Sep 22, 2023
This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!

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#FunFact
It’s that time of year! The following clues have appeared in the Daily Crossword, all with the same answer. What is it?”
“Subside”
“Occur”
“Spill”
“Eden event”

Answer: FALL

NYT Games: Word Games & Sudoku FAQ

NYT Games: Word Games & Sudoku is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
China
NYT Games: Word Games & Sudoku supports English
NYT Games: Word Games & Sudoku contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
New York Times Crossword Subscription
$6.99
Games - Monthly
$4.99
Games - Monthly
$5.99
Free Starter Pack
$0.00
Introducing the Midi
$0.00
New York Times Crossword Subscription
$39.99
75th Anniversary
$0.00
Games - Monthly
$5.99
Games - Monthly
$5.99
Jumbo Mondays
$0.00
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iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
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Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.

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