# NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword — Word, Number and Logic Puzzles

> Daily word, number, and logic puzzles from The New York Times. (iPhone/iPad app by The New York Times Company.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nyt-games-wordle-and-crossword/id307569751 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [The New York Times Company](https://appshunter.io/developer/284862086)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Puzzle, Word
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 292,857 App Store ratings · 4,281 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 127 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2009-03-27
- Data updated: 2026-08-28
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nyt-games-wordle-and-crossword/id307569751/reviews.md

## What is NYT Games?

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:
• 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

## Key features

- Daily Crossword puzzles
- Wordle word-guessing game
- Connections category grouping
- Spelling Bee word creation
- Sudoku number puzzles
- Strands word search
- Progress tracking and stats

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New York Times Crossword Subscription | $39.99 | per year |
| Games - Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Games - Annual | $49.99 | per year |
| Games - Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| Games - Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| Games - Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| New York Times Crossword Subscription | $6.99 | per month |
| Games - Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Games - Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| Games - Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| Games - Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| Games - Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| Games - Annual | $49.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jumbo Mondays | Free | one-time |
| Free Starter Pack | Free | one-time |
| Introducing the Midi | Free | one-time |
| 75th Anniversary | Free | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #100 in Top Free · Games (US App Store)
- #47 in Top Free · Puzzle (US App Store)
- #5 in Top Free · Word (US App Store)
- #13 in Top Grossing · Games (US App Store)
- #6 in Top Grossing · Puzzle (US App Store)
- #1 in Top Grossing · Word (US App Store)
- #40 in Top Grossing (US App Store)

## What do users think of NYT Games?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Excellent brain teasers
- 👍 Part of daily routine
- 👍 Great for the brain
- 👍 Perfectly acceptable way to waste time
- 👍 By far the best puzzle app
- 👍 Love the variety
- 👍 Fantastic casual gaming
- 👍 Worth every penny

**Cons**

- 🐛 Buggy, crashes frequently
- 🐛 Leaderboards and stats issues
- 🐛 Keyboard issues
- 🐛 Sync issues across devices
- 🐛 Ads in paid subscription
- 🐛 Unreliable streak tracking
- 🤔 Too many American-centric words and references
- 🤔 Missing some games from website

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crossword progress not syncing
- Puzzles not loading properly
- Streak resets unexpectedly
- Keyboard disappearing
- Inconsistent behavior across devices

**Most requested features**

- Leaderboards for all games
- Access to full Spelling Bee archive
- Dark mode
- Better navigation and cursor controls
- Remote collaboration for crosswords
- More detailed stats and achievements

## Recent user reviews (10 of 4,281)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nyt-games-wordle-and-crossword/id307569751/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Pay to Play

*2026-08-26, version 6.39.0*

I should not have to buy a subscription to this to play a crossword puzzle. That is utterly ridiculous. You have to even pay to KEEP playing the FREE game Spelling Bee. That is too much. I’m never going to pay to play word games and no one should have to.

### 4/5 — New glitches

*2026-08-26, version 6.39.0*

I wish the app developers would get back to basics. The app now freezes on occasion, shuffles in Spelling Bee can cease to produce shuffled letters. And many times, the app just becomes unresponsive. I hope they get to the bottom of it.

### 1/5 — Version 6.36.0, 6.36.1, 6.37.0, 6.38.0 & 6.39.0

*2026-08-26, version 6.39.0*

Your Sudoku has not worked correctly under any of these, it is basically unplayable as it does not correctly tell you if a number is placed correctly, only when you run out of spaces that you can see that the game still is not working correctly even after multiple updates.

Try looking at your feedback on this App Store as you are losing subscribers as it appear that you cannot be bothered to fix anything. Each update makes it worse. 

The next update was on the 25/08/26 - 6.39.0 is here, and you still have not fixed the Sudoku game, I have had enough of you ignoring people, I will cancel my subscription to you

### 1/5 — COME ON!!!!!

*2026-08-25, version 6.4.0*

I can't update it!!!!!!!!!!!

### 1/5 — Be careful

*2026-08-25, version 6.39.0*

Scum of the earth. They just start charging you for full access when you buy a game subscription. 

They hide it well.

### 1/5 — Nagware

*2026-08-25, version 6.39.0*

I will forever rate any app as one star if it constantly begs me for a review. You’ve asked me for a review every day for months now, so here you go. Enjoy your one star rating for being annoying. My hope is that once I’ve posted this review the nagging will stop 🤞

### 4/5 — Some hold my interest

*2026-08-25, version 6.39.0*

I like wordle, it’s quick but I do have to give it some thought. Connections makes me a little crazy, sometimes there is no rhyme or reason to it, at least not in my mind. I play the new scrabble game with 2 friends but mostly stick to words with friends. I used to play a few other NYT games but they didn’t hold my interest. The crossword and midi are good, sudoku and the domino thing aggravate me. I miss vertex. Spelling bee might be my favorite.

### 3/5 — great when it works

*2026-08-24, version 6.39.0*

way too often i get nothing but a spinner once i choose a game. this makes it impossible to maintain a streak. i try to play wordle and connections every day. it's VERY frustrating when it will not load either one of them successfully.

### 1/5 — NYT greed

*2026-08-24, version 6.38.0*

NYT continues to make the app more and more awful for the average user. For a while I could play most of the games for free. Then they added ads. Fine. Then they added paywalls for games. Absolutely not. Either let me play the games supported by ads or I just won't play. 

And now I can't play ANYTHING without creating an account and logging in? What a joke. Probably making a fortune harvesting our data all for some 5 minutes games with poor app design. Soon enough everything will be behind a paywall and still have ads and need an account. Probably going to ask for biometric data next.

### 1/5 — Its ok

*2026-08-24, version 6.38.0*

It’s a pretty good app.
I plat Wordle and Strands and the Crossword and Connections mostly.
It’s ok.

## Frequently asked questions about NYT Games

### What kind of games does this app offer?

This app offers a variety of popular word, number, and logic puzzles. These include daily challenges like The Crossword, Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, Sudoku, Strands, and more. There are puzzles for every skill level, with new ones available daily.

### Is this app free to download and play?

The app is free to download and offers access to daily puzzles. However, some features, such as the puzzle archive with over 10,000 past puzzles, are available to subscribers. There are also in-app purchases available.

### What are the key puzzle types available?

Key puzzle types include The Crossword, Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, Sudoku, Strands, The Mini Crossword, Pips, Tiles, and Letter Boxed. Each offers a unique way to test your word-making, logic, or number skills.

### Can I track my progress and compete with others?

Yes, the app provides detailed stats to track your progress across various games, including longest solving streaks and total puzzles solved. You can also add friends and follow daily scores on the leaderboard for Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, and the Mini.

### What are the benefits of subscribing?

Subscribing to New York Times Games unlocks access to a vast puzzle archive containing over 10,000 past puzzles. This allows you to revisit and solve your favorite challenges from Wordle, Connections, Strands, Spelling Bee, The Crossword, and The Mini at any time.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 6.39.0 — 2026-08-24

This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!                                                                               

Have feedback? Email us. nytgames@nytimes.com

### 6.38.0 — 2026-08-19

This version lets you play free crosswords for a limited time. From August 17-23, play new Mini, Midi and Crossword puzzles without a subscription.

Have feedback? Email us. nytgames@nytimes.com

### 6.37.0 — 2026-08-12

This version lets you play free crosswords for a limited time. From August 17-23, play new Mini, Midi and Crossword puzzles without a subscription.

Have feedback? Email us. nytgames@nytimes.com

### 6.36.1 — 2026-08-05

This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!                                                                               

Have feedback? Email us. nytgames@nytimes.com

### 6.36.0 — 2026-08-03

This version contains improvements to keep you solving smoothly!                                                                               

Have feedback? Email us. nytgames@nytimes.com

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