Our first 2-Player word game is here.
Introducing Crossplay, our newest game where solvers go head-to-head and put word-building skills to the test.
Download the app at the link in bio, and tag the first person you’re challenging in the comments.
Did you know that every Connections puzzle has a zany illustration to go with it? Since 2023, artist Calum Heath (@calumheath_ ) has drawn delightful cartoons based on the words in the puzzle that resonate with him. Here are five of his personal favorites from the past year. Browse the entire archive of forum artwork at the link in our bio.
Anyone else feel like there are a thousand streaks of adrenaline coursing through their veins when they solve a puzzle? 🙂↕️🫀⚡️ Watch these young solvers tell us all about how they like to play NYT Games.
Is Robby Hoffman competitive? Let’s just say you wouldn’t want to go against her in a water balloon fight. 🎈🏆
Watch the comedian sit down with Games editorial director Everdeen Mason for a round of Crossplay to talk play habits, competitive styles and more.
Did you spot GLACIOLOGY when it appeared in Spelling Bee last Friday? “It’s a toughie, especially as far as pangrams go,” editor Sam Ezersky notes. “But it’s a nifty find paired with both LOGICALLY and ILLOGICALLY.” 🐝
Savannah Guthrie will begin filming the “Wordle” game show this summer — and viewers can stay tuned about an air date.
Casting for the show is currently open. Visit TODAY.com for more info on how to apply!
All of these words have appeared in Spelling Bee hundreds of times — but one beats out the others.
Leave your guess in the comments, then swipe for the answer.
Savannah Guthrie, a devoted Wordle player, has been announced as the host of a new show that will bring the online game to life.
On Monday, May 11, Jimmy Fallon stopped by TODAY to make the grand announcement and shared that he will be an executive producer of the “Wordle” game show, along with The New York Times.
Last month, our colleagues at @nytmag published a list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters. The through line, of course, is each songwriter’s ability to tell a story through evocative lyrics, wordplay and line delivery. We thought it wasn’t so different from what our @nytgames crossword constructors do every day, only in a grid instead of in song.
Three of the songwriters on the list were up for testing our theory and Monday through Wednesday this week, we released a Mini Crossword made by one of the greatest living American songwriters. Solve them all free at the link in our bio.
Photos by @stefanruizphoto .
Struggling with today’s Connections? Editor Wyna Liu has a hint for you: “It might be helpful to think of the images in different sizes and scales, relative to each other.” Good luck! 😈
