Crosswords With Friends

Crosswords With Friends

A new crossword puzzle daily!

63K ratings
942 reviews
With Ads#19 in top-grossing Trivia
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Released
May 4, 2017
Updated
October 20, 2026
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Engage your mind with daily crossword puzzles featuring themes from current entertainment, pop culture, and sports. Compete with friends, earn rewards, and access a vast archive of puzzles. Offers mini and midi puzzles alongside themed daily challenges.

✓Daily themed crossword puzzles
✓Mini and midi puzzles
✓Leaderboard competition with friends
✓Weekly challenges and rewards
✓Collectible puzzle packs
✓Helpful hints
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What's New in Crosswords With Friends

51.38.665

October 20, 2026

Introducing Daily Trivia - the ultimate brain-boosting experience! Test your knowledge with a quick and fast-paced trivia challenge that will keep your brain ringing. Update now and let Daily Trivia engage your brain with quick challenges. Get ready to unlock your inner trivia genius! You can now be a VIP Subscriber and avail exclusive benefits! Add friends to enhance your social crossword adventure! Stunning visuals, faster Gameplay, and more of your favorite puzzles and events, packed with rewards galore! **Now with VIP Subscription and Daily Challenges!

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30 Day Subscription, No Ads, Free Puzzles!!

$9.991 Month
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Charts

Top Grossing

📉 19-1

Trivia games

This game dropped -1 position in Trivia games chart.

Last updated on November 3, 2026.

Top Grossing

📉 57-3

Word games

This game dropped -3 positions in Word games chart.

Last updated on November 3, 2026.

User reviews

What happened?

I used to look forward to my daily brain exercise but this has gone beyond ridiculous. There are some clues that make no sense. Today we had “Comedian Poehler of Parks and Recreation” but the answer was “Fey.” Then there was “Carnival game where you hit a popping critter, 3 wrds” but the answer was “mole.” And then my personal favourite, “Are we recording right now? 2 wrds” and the answer was “ion.” That’s just one puzzle. This is ridiculous and insulting to people’s intelligence.
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Deteriorating app!

Love the puzzles. I play every day. In recent weeks several items have not been working like they used to. I now have two puzzle packs that “fail to load”. It appears that I have played all of the puzzles, but I cannot buy the pack to claim the badge. Another item is that a couple of events that have in the past run for multiple weeks are now “completed” in a couple of days. I can’t help but wonder who quit or left the app management group. Please hire a competent individual to fix the app!!
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AI generated now?

Recently the some of the clues and answers are really dodgy - eg. carnival game where you hit a popping critter 3 words. Answer should be “whack a mole” yet the answer in the game is “mole”.
Lots of things like this make me think they are now churning out AI rubbish.

Great app

Great app but it is a bit buggy. Been freezing lately and have to restart. Also another app is reporting suspicious activity every time played. Need to work on.

App Fell Off

I’ve been playing this for years, and this year recently I noticed its changed quite a bit. Some clues are just awfully written, a few don’t even make sense with the answer.. repetitiveness in daily puzzles. Almost looks like they’ve turned to using AI slop to generate their stuff now. Also, why does the ad banner cut off half the first row? Couldn’t place it anywhere better? Super disappointed nowadays.
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Coins disappearing without explanation

Bug

Inability to claim earned badges

Bug

Inconsistent tournament scoring

Bug

Ads not properly rewarding coins

Bug
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Requested Features

5 requests

Easier way to earn free coins

Feature

More international/global content

Feature

Option to disable ads for a fee

Feature

Ability to play past puzzles without paying

Feature

Improved stability and performance

Feature

FAQ

What is Crosswords With Friends?

Crosswords With Friends offers a new, daily crossword puzzle designed around current entertainment, pop culture, and sports news. It provides a challenging and engaging way to test your vocabulary and general knowledge.

What are the key features of this app?

Key features include daily themed crosswords, mini and midi puzzles, the ability to compete with friends on a leaderboard, weekly challenges with rewards, collectible puzzle packs, and helpful hints for when you get stuck.

Is Crosswords With Friends free to play?

The app is free to download and play, offering daily puzzles and challenges. It also includes in-app purchases, such as a VIP subscription that removes ads and provides access to archived puzzles.

What kind of puzzles can I expect?

You can expect daily themed crosswords with unique themes each day of the week, such as Movie Monday or Sports Fan Friday. Additionally, there are free daily mini and midi puzzles available, as well as thousands of puzzles in the calendar archives.

Who creates the crossword puzzles?

The crosswords are created by industry experts, including crossword champions and writers from top newspapers, led by co-editors Trip Payne and Amy Reynaldo. This ensures a high-quality and challenging puzzle experience.