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App Description

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.
• 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
• Apple Terms of Sale: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.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.

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • July 31, 2011 New version 1.3.0
  • August 30, 2011 New version 1.3.1
  • September 07, 2011 New version 1.3.2
  • October 05, 2011 New version 1.3.3
  • October 20, 2011 New version 1.4.0
  • November 22, 2011 New version 1.5.0
  • April 11, 2012 New version 1.6.0
  • June 09, 2012 New version 1.6.1
  • October 16, 2012 New version 1.7.1
  • November 22, 2012 New version 1.7.2
  • December 22, 2012 New version 1.7.3
  • December 28, 2012 New version 1.7.4
  • February 08, 2013 New version 1.7.5
  • February 26, 2013 New version 1.7.6
  • May 26, 2013 New version 1.7.7
  • July 19, 2013 New version 1.7.8
  • October 16, 2013 New version 1.7.9
  • November 22, 2013 New version 1.7.10
  • December 19, 2013 New version 1.8
  • March 21, 2014 New version 1.8.2
  • April 10, 2014 New version 1.8.3
  • May 30, 2014 New version 2.0.0
  • June 19, 2014 New version 2.1.0
  • July 15, 2014 New version 2.2.0
  • August 05, 2014 New version 2.2.1
  • August 21, 2014 New version 2.3.0
  • September 16, 2014 New version 2.3.1
  • November 25, 2014 New version 2.4.0
  • December 01, 2014 New version 2.4.1
  • December 12, 2014 New version 2.4.2
  • January 29, 2015 New version 2.4.3
  • March 04, 2015 New version 2.4.4
  • March 18, 2015 New version 2.4.5
  • April 27, 2015 New version 2.5.0
  • May 14, 2015 New version 2.5.1
  • July 06, 2015 New version 2.5.2
  • August 06, 2015 New version 2.5.3
  • August 19, 2015 New version 2.5.4
  • September 17, 2015 New version 2.6.0
  • October 15, 2015 New version 2.6.1
  • November 05, 2015 New version 2.6.2
  • December 22, 2015 New version 2.6.3
  • January 27, 2016 New version 2.7.0
  • July 03, 2016 New version 2.7.1
  • November 06, 2016 New version 2.7.4
  • June 14, 2019 New version 2.19
  • June 24, 2019 New version 3.0
  • August 17, 2019 New version 3.0.1
  • August 29, 2019 New version 3.1
  • November 05, 2019 New version 3.2
  • December 24, 2019 New version 3.3
  • July 15, 2020 New version 4.2
  • October 23, 2020 New version 4.4.1
  • November 12, 2020 New version 4.4.2
  • December 10, 2020 New version 4.6
  • October 03, 2023 New version 4.55.0
  • October 20, 2023 New version 4.56.0
  • November 14, 2023 New version 4.58.0
  • November 16, 2023 New version 4.58.1
  • December 19, 2023 New version 4.61.0
  • February 28, 2024 New version 4.68.0
  • March 15, 2024 New version 4.70.1

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