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NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword Customer Service

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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.

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NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword App Comments & Reviews

NYT Games: Wordle & Crossword Positive Reviews

Good, but plenty to improveI am a daily player of this app. I feel like NYTimes did a great job with a simple interface that outcompetes, imho, doing crosswords on paper. I like how the puzzles are released. It is more important to have it work well than to have too many bells and whistles. For this I am grateful. However, as a heavy player, I find myself regularly frustrated by an unfulfilling game-play relative to gaming standards today. I would like to see more accomplishment possibilities. I like rewards, badges, rankings and levels. I enjoy the puzzle talk where I can see explanations and chatter about the puzzles but this is apparently not available when a puzzle ages out to archives. The paid packages are nothing special. I would pay extra for themed puzzles that actually stick to enjoyable themes. I would like the ability to leave and see ratings for puzzles! Someday, maybe even a social aspect to the app could be attempted. I love the puzzles. I wish I was better at them! Thank you NYTimes..Version: 3.3

Good app; wish I could access all gamesGood app that is best for crossword (which I understand is the primary purpose of said app). I play the Bee a lot and find small glitches. There’s a slight delay in syncing across devices. I usually have to close and re open the app for the bee to reset for the new game the next day. Regarding crosswords, functionality works great. My biggest critique is that when clicking the info button, the app will re route to an in-app page of information and will also re route to a browser page outside of the app. When I go switch back to the app, sometimes for some reason I can’t get back to the game because the game app isn’t built for browsing the nyt app. Lastly, I wish the crossword app would contain all the games instead of just the crossword and the Bee. I have a separate game account from my digital subscription so I have to log out of the main nyt app app when I want to access other games. The games are buried in the main digital app and it’s cumbersome to find. It would be easier if they were accessible separately..Version: 4.29

No access 3 weeks after Buying SubscriptionApparently on their latest drive to celebrate the big savings I could be getting, their system glitched and they no longer realize I paid for a full year game subscription 3 weeks ago. So they want me to pay 25 dollars to revalidate my yearlong subscription. When I go to the website or app all archives etc and subscription benefits are blocked, yet when I access billing it clearly states I am paid for content through June 2025. It’s truly annoying . I will post another review once I see how they handle this on Monday (for now I’m locked out for the weekend.) ***update*** apparently the issue I was having was very unusual - the person on the phone was able to ascertain that it was NOT user error, but in fact a glitch on their end - and rather than make me wait while they trouble shoot, he refunded me my original purchase and gave me a 20% discount for the remainder of the year and future years. Very satisfied..Version: 5.14.0

NY Times online crossword puzzle appFor $2 or $3, you get access to the archive of the daily puzzle in addition to all the Monday through Sunday puzzles as they come out. A gold star is available for each new puzzle that you complete on the day of its issue. It’s an addictive feature that has kept me completing the puzzles each day now for the past two months and counting. Other collections of themed puzzles are available for nominal fees. The included archive alone looks to be enough to keep me occupied for several years to come, at least. These are fun puzzles to experiment with, since the technology allows for rapid, easy letter replacement. I frequently go with my gut on difficult and obscure answers, sometimes finding them surprisingly correct, sometimes transforming entire puzzle quadrants from one set of answers to a largely different set. The letter replacement feature makes this app a clear favorite over the old pen and paper technique. I use the app each day and highly recommend it..Version: 2.8.5

Love the app - would like a remote collaboration featureMy wife and I love to solve the NYT crossword together each and every weekend night using this app. However, I travel during the week and I wish there was a remote collaboration feature where we can solve together when she is home and I am in my hotel room. I want to be able to see what she is typing (real-time) and be able to also type at the same time. (Note, we usually have a FaceTime call going while we are solving separately now--but the experience is not the same as when we are sitting next to each other). The current version of the app allows us to work separately, and then it occasionally, but unexpectedly, synchs--with her typing replacing mine and vice-versa. If you cannot support real-time collaboration (I think you can), can you at least add a manual synch control so we can both choose when to merge the other's player's typing--possibly with color-coding so we can see the other's additions/changes?.Version: 2.8.4

Great app, but version 2.14 is buggyLove the app and my subscription to the online crossword. Am having lots of problems with version 2.14 on the iPad though - it keeps failing to accept input from my Bluetooth keyboard (Anker folio cover) while at the same time all other apps on my iPad keep working fine with it. And then at the same time it won't even bring up the on-screen keyboard when I turn off Bluetooth. Have to restart the program, more than once sometimes, to get it to work again. Have tried deleting and re-installing the app from the store. No joy. Sure wish I had kept a cache of the previous version... Update: it fails in a similar way on my iPhone - the keyboard just disappears and you have to kill and restart the app to get it to reappear. I don't use any Bluetooth keyboard on my phone so this seems that all of this might be a case of the app just forgetting at times to reactivate the keyboard when it's needed. Annoying bug..Version: 2.14

Good UI, missing puzzlesI download this app once in a while to see if they’ve incorporated any more of their games besides spelling bee and crosswords. Would like to see sudoku, vertex, and now the chess game on it. Until then, I prefer to print the crosswords and do the other games in a browser. That said… The crosswords alone make the subscription worth the price if you’re a fan of the genre. I’ve used Crossword Classics for years and it’s a great app (superior to this one in terms of user experience) but there’s something about the NYT puzzles that gives them an edge over most others. As for the user experience, it’s pretty good. There are a couple of little things I can’t help comparing to the other app: the annoying pop up that comes when you finish a puzzle but not correctly, the ability to jump to a referenced clue, an option to put the controls along the bottom, and just showing the current time. But in general, it’s easy to navigate and as I said, the puzzles are great..Version: 4.37

Other puzzles?I have a subscription to the crosswords at half price due to subscribing to the digital NYTimes as well. I complete the crosswords solely through the app on my phone. I wish the app would also incorporate the other puzzles the NYTimes provides, like the Spelling Bee, Soduku, Set, acrostics, bonus crosswords, and other puzzles. These can be accessed through the help menu in the crosswords app, but I wish they could have their own apps or be accessed on the main page of the crossword app. If only the app could be set to display the main puzzle page (puzzle homepage) of the NYTimes, it would be very easy to access all the available puzzles through the app. As it is, you need to go to the help menu, click on one of the additional puzzle links, and get to the homepage through the menu bar of the puzzle. It’s a pain, and it doesn’t need to be. Please, NYTimes, provide easy access to the puzzle homepage on the Play page! Alternatively, give the app a new tab just for accessing other puzzles. It would make the app so much better!.Version: 3.0

Class of the field.Im retired and NYT games are on my agenda every day. Best set of games with extras i know about. They give serious attention to developing the capabilities of this feature. (Don’t care for their Sudoku though- like Genina much better!) Their games offer interest day after day. We owe Will Shortz a debt of gratitude—if there were a Noble (!) prize for puzzles i would nominate him. ( i wish him well—be sure to read his article about recovering from a stroke. Lots of games these days — NYT scored a coup by buying Wordle and buying/ developing Wordlebot— be sure to check that out! I believe Shortz was the developer of Spelling Bee, which is a real winner. I don’t use the hints but they would add a lot of fun for many. Grandchildren, now 9 and 11, have enjoyed playing for years. First day the older one played he immediately found “admin” that i had missed. He is named Victor and the first day i let him start one that was one of the words. Love the capabilities to work past puzzles, keep and share stats—recently added to Combination- which is a great game for exercising lateral thinking muscles! Good notes on crosswords, including info on and comments by constructors. Good grading by difficulty. From other sources I particularly like mathler, crosswordle and octordle rescue (and other variants, like quordle— but i find “rescue Octordle” most challenging ergo fun. ).Version: 5.28.1

I only have one problem…I really like this app, and all of the New York Times apps, and it’s really fun, but it could use some updating. For starters, why the heck is vertex not on there? I’ve grown to love vertex (along with my sister) but it’s not on the app, which means I always have to go to safari or chrome if I plan on playing which is kind of a nuisance. On a side note (this isn’t really a complaint just an idea) there is another app called Worldle which is kind of like Wordle in a spin-offy kinda way except countries, flags, geography amd such, and I think it’d be really cool if you guys came together and collaborated. Final thing (again this is just a suggestion) I think that you could do wordle, spelling bee, the mini in different languages. You could have a setting and choose the language like French or Spanish for example and the word could be voilà or madre or something like that. Also, I love how it’s add free. So yeah, my only big problem is the vertex thing but aside from that I really like it. 👍.Version: 5.17.0

Great—with one small exception.I love the app and use it all the time. The UI is easy to use and smooth, and being able to browse (and download) past puzzles means I never lack for activities. The one thing that keeps this app from a five-star review, for me, is that I use a hardware keyboard with my iPad, and there’s a bug that’s persisted in this app for several years now. When you type a repeated letter (for example to solve a clue with the word “book”), the second letter is not entered into the puzzle. The keystroke is just dropped somehow. You have to wait probably a good ½ second before you type the same letter again. This only happens with a hardware keyboard (in my case, the smart folio), not the software one. It’s a small issue in the scheme of things, but it’s just annoying enough that I can’t give a full five stars—especially since the bug has existed for so long. Hope the dev team will consider digging into this, even though it’s probably not a quick one to solve..Version: 4.7

BuggyThe puzzles are of course great, but twice now my streaks have been interrupted when I completed a puzzle in time, but was not connected to the Internet. Yesterday I finished the Saturday puzzle, was greeted with the gold "Congratulations!" screen, and then moved on. This morning it told me I had a zero day streak, and when I looked at the puzzle, the last three squares were blank! I was in an area of spotty connectivity when I finished the puzzle, and did not open the app again until this morning. The other time this happened was when I was on an overnight flight and finished while in airplane mode. The only thing I can imagine is that the app is calling home pretty frequently to send data back to NYT. The fact that iPhone says the app's cellular data usage is an absurd 1.1GB suggests it may be sending all kinds of other info besides where I am in the puzzle. That is NOT REASONABLE..Version: 2.19

Love the app, missing some functionalityIn most ways, this app is wonderful. The NYT puzzle is the gold standard, so no complaints there. Text entry is usually quite smooth and consistent, especially compared to other crossword apps I’ve tried. Rebuses work well. There are a couple other varieties of puzzles besides your standard crosswords. However, there are a few components that I think are sorely missed. Why only have a mini leaderboard and not a daily puzzle leaderboard? I compete with my friends on a daily basis and we would greatly appreciate this. Additionally, it would be great to expand the functionality of the Stats screen to include minis. There are also a bunch of weirder stats that could be fun to include. Edit: since last August, my mini leaderboard has been broken. It now only shows a blank white page. Additionally, for the last few weeks my stats page has stopped showing my daily times. This app needs TLC..Version: 4.32

Streak Ruined with Updates?I love the NYT games app and enjoy all of the games. I love that they have added new brain teasers like Tiles and Connections over the years. I love that the app keeps my records for the crossword and Wordle puzzles. All of this said, though it sounds nitpicky and petty, I have had my Wordle streak interrupted by the update recently which seems like a glitch that should be easy to avoid. I played the game this morning (got it in three no less!) and when it went to show my score an error message popped up saying it couldn’t save or something, so sure enough when I quit and opened the app again Wordle was blank. I repeated the solve, but this time it said my streak was at 1 instead of 112, meaning it had somehow reset my streak. Strange. I’d hope it doesn’t happen again, but I have encountered other players for whom this issue, or one similar, has occurred. Please treat these silly streaks with care when updating..Version: 4.61.2

Great app, but wish it included all games and more statisticsThis app is great for doing the regular/mini daily crosswords and for the spelling bee! I do wish it also included the entire New York Times games collection, including the bonus/acrostic/variety crossword puzzles, Wordle, Tiles, Vertex, Sudoku, and Letter Boxed (which are currently only available through a web browser). Also, it would be great to be able to keep track of completions/streaks and statistics for daily puzzles other than the crosswords and Wordle! The ability to see which days’ crossword puzzles have been completed in the calendar archive, in addition to viewing streaks and other statistics, is super motivating — a similar feature for Spelling Bee (and the other daily puzzles) would be amazing! Thank you to everyone who works hard on this app and the puzzles that appear on it!.Version: 4.32

Old versionOkay, yes I have the old version, but the app is still fun.. for a while. So 1. The easy level sudoku is NOT easy. Now, I’m not saying that sudoku’s should be easy, but this sudoku was at the least a medium level. 2. You can not play any of the past games. On the other hand, you can play this present day game, but this brings me into my final issue. 3. Okay, so I’m giving this app another chance, I won a couple games, but then I start playing ‘Spelling bee 🐝’ so I’m getting happy because this is the farthest I’ve ever gotten. (Solid) So I’m ready to continue but then I see: “You are 18 points away from the next rank. Subscribe to keep going.” Sorry to the developer but after these experiences I felt I had to write this review. But I’ll give you 1 thing, I do have the older version because my phone is not the right size. But still, I feel these issues should be fixed. If you can, please write back if you have any suggestions for me..Version: 4.63.0

No puzzling over why this app rules.I start every morning with tea and the NYT crossword — delivered seamlessly to my phone. It wakes my brain up to solve these witty and sometimes challenging clues. With it comes an archive of past puzzles, many of which have made waiting in lines, or for the oil change (thanks but no thanks to your TV tuned to Fox) or even being put on hold by a robot actually fun. It gives you stats about your solve time and let’s you compete against friends who use it (though I don’t know anyone personally who does). There is also the commentary, which I try not to read until after I’ve completed the puzzle because it does have spoilers, but is immensely enjoyable to read. In short, before I plunge into a day filled with scary news, deadlines and political rancor I spend some times with the Times puzzle. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.Version: 3.1

Casting to apple tvWe love using this with our apple tv. We run the app on my iphone and then airplay it to the apple tv. This gives us a lovely interface where everybody in the family can see all the clues for the crossword (a fantastic improvement over crowding around the same small phone screen). It’s a really a great feature which is literally the reason we got our apple tv. But lately we’ve been having trouble airplaying the app to our apple tv from my iphone 6s+. When we’ve been doing this, it doesn’t display in the nice fullscreen format, and instead it merely shows the narrow copy of what the phone screen looks like. Sometimes restarting stuff helps, but now we’re having consistent trouble with it (and what better day for family help than a Saturday?). Any insight would be great. [Love the app].Version: 4.7

Spelling Bee issueI play the Crossword a few times a week but mostly use the app for Spelling Bee, which I try to play every day. Overall it’s great, but I’ve noticed an issue where I’ll check answers the following day to find a word (or words) included among them that I know I tried the previous day and wasn’t given points for because it was “Not in word list.” For example, I tried to enter “woody” several times on the April 12, 2021 game but it told me it wasn’t on the list. This was odd because woody means covered in trees, but I just figured the game thought it was a proper pronoun and wouldn’t accept it. Fine. The next day it showed up among the game’s answer list. I’m guessing either answers are added throughout the day as the editor gets emails from players, or that the editor accidentally adds a space after a word when inputting the answers, or something, but either way, it’s frustrating to encounter at least once a week..Version: 4.14

A Mini LoverI’ve been a crossword puzzle fan for years. The NYT crossword is legendary; if you can solve it, you’re a pro! I was excited about this app because of its “minis,” quick puzzles you can complete in minutes. You can get a bundle of 30 for $3 to $5. Each time I’d buy a bundle, a window appeared offering the opportunity to get a “subscription,” for $40. So, I thought this would include these mini bundles in the price. But when I purchased the subscription, I realized that I still have to pay for these bundles! WTH?! What a rip-off! It would help if they made it clear that all you’re buying is the puzzle that appears in their paper.😤 UPDATE: Now that the NYT Crossword Team has responded to my issue, and they’ve pointed me in the direction of hundreds of FREE Mini Puzzles, I am extremely happy with this app! It is SO much fun! I’ve alerted all my friends on FB to the enjoyment this app offers. And since most all of my friends are far more brainy, with much better vocabularies, and they possess quicker mental acuity than I do, I have no doubt they’ll be subscribing to this app. While it’s important for each of us to exercise our bodies, it’s equally as important to exercise our brains. And crosswords are a great way to do that. I highly recommend this app! (FYI, I use it on my iPhone 7.).Version: 2.16

Doesn’t have all the gamesI don’t know who is working as the UX designer or product designer at NYT but you should be fired. Not only is it impossible to navigate any of the apps they design but this specific app “NYT Games” doesn’t even have all the games they offer that I play regularly through the normal NYT site/app. And that app (the NYT App) has all EXCEPT Sudoku, which is in this app… Tiles, Letter Boxed, Vertex… all not in the NYT Games app but are games they have and ONLY offer through a subscription. What gives? I only want to switch to letter boxes from Spelling bee… and so in one app it says to use the games app to play the games! But only half of them! To access all of the games, you can go back to the normal app which is doing a perfectly good job giving access to the games. Like someone needs to be let go. That disorganization as well as the terrribly interaction and navigation patterns of the apps and NYT site itself is truly shocking for such a big company..Version: 4.45

Worth every penny.If you like crossword puzzles, you will not be disappointed in your purchase of the NYT app. The world’s best puzzles every day are there for your solving! Seriously, I’ve had this app for 5+ years, and in that time I've been told by many girlfriends that crosswords take priority over my relationships. And they were never wrong. These crosswords are there for me, ya know!? In a way that no human ever can be. Instead of trying to “fix” me, the NYT crossword puzzle app takes me as I am. All it wants is it’s boxes filled. It doesn’t want to talk about our days. It doesn’t mind that I’m messy and keep strange hours. It doesn’t mind when I come home from the bar with the smell of tequila and other women on my breath. It’s there for me, always, in sickness and in health, for better or worse, for richer or poorer..Version: 4.43

Great, but can be improvedI have been using the app and doing the puzzles nearly every day since May 2017. It works great most of the time, but i have some complaints: 1. TWICE now I’ve encountered a glitch where I finish the puzzle and get the completion notification, but the timer continues running. This marks the puzzle as “incomplete” and ends my 500-day streak, putting me back at square one. Why even bother keeping up a streak if it can be yanked away from you at any moment?!? Is my perfect puzzle streak kind of a silly thing to be upset over? Maybe. Is this setback still absolutely, violently rage-inducing? YES. I KNOW it’s just a game though. I am a grown adult woman with a sane mind. I am ok. I am ok. I am ok. No, no, I am fine... 2. The friend/leaderboard feature is sooo lame. It only applies to the minis and doesn’t allow you to share your stats for the full size puzzles!!! Lame lame lame. 3. The app doesn’t allow you to access the other types of games and puzzles that you can find on the nyt website. I would love to be able to play spelling bee or do the acrostic from the app! All that said, this app has changed my life. Doing the puzzle every day brings me a peace and satisfaction that I can’t get anywhere else, and I plan to continue paying for it until my dying breath..Version: 3.3

Provide Archives for ALL games!Now that you’ve provided us the Wordle archive as of July 10, 2024, next up should be the archive for Spelling Bee. After that, or simultaneously, the archives for Connections and Strands. I understand that not every feature can be implemented at once. However, the engineers of the NYT Games app should be thinking one step ahead, without paid subscribers—your bread and butter, having to recommend and pester you for the simplest of app features. For example: Dark mode has been asked for for YEARS, yet still no dark mode for the entire app; just Wordle only. Mind you, dark mode has been a feature in smart phones for many years. If there is a NYT Game that desperately needs dark mode, it is Spelling Bee, with all that blinding white color all over the game. I find myself having to dim my iPhone’s brightness to a minimal level in order to play the Spelling Bee game at night. Lastly, the “community” for the Spelling Bee game should be accessible within the app, rather than be an outside link. I would like the ability to view the spelling bee, while simultaneously viewing the clues provided by the “community” for the occasional word I may miss on my own. The app is better than it was, and I like all the new games added within the last two years. However, there is room for improvement. We also need more games added..Version: 5.15.0

Tons of fun; nav is good, not greatMost importantly: Nothing's my I'm about to say should impact your purchasing decision. If you like doing crosswords and you're okay with buying add-ons (either puzzle collections or the NYT puzzle subscription) you should pick this up. The navigation is more than good enough. I, however, will quibble. It's nice to move quickly from one clue to the next with the arrows provided, but there are a few more common navigations that I wish the app provided directly: - Better navigation within the local grid. The words directly adjacent to each other in a cluster aren't always the next/previous ones numerically. - Better "non-manipulating" navigation within the word. Sometimes I misclick the square I want, and would like to adjust one or two squares left/right/up/down, but one can only go backward destructively (by deleting letters) and forward by entering letters into the box. One affordance that would address both problems is a set of four-arrow "cursor keys" that would move the cursor up/down/left/right without modifying the contents of the box under the cursor. I doubt that's the only solution, however. Anyway, great content for crossword fans, my navigation quibbles notwithstanding. - going back and forth within the.Version: 2.8.4

Gone downhillThe App used to work great but recent upgrades have degraded it to where the software team are clearly “Testing in the Field” with the latest software. This is not good for something as professional as the NYT App. I suspect (as a software manager of old) that they are getting the platform ready for, perhaps, Wordle integration but as of right now (mid 2022) their is no viable record of your results in either Spelling Bee or Crosswords. Can you imagine that the App cannot distinguish between this week or last week and that you got all 66 words out of 65 possible? The loss of crossword average times is saddest. Ads for more NYT services have now started appearing in the paid App. You know, the one you buy so you don’t get ads! In conclusion let me just say, I have to wonder if I want to continue paying for something that is this amateurish!.Version: 4.34

We all do it…You want to test your knowledge and skills against the games, to make sure you’re sharp. These games do that, I used to just do one and now I do them all…and all of the fam does it! From 16-60 y/o we’re competing (mostly friendly) and challenging each other. Sometimes you can solve a wordle quickly or get if stuck we ask each other for a hint, happens with connections too. The crossword is world famous, as nothing feels as great as solving one of those Sunday gems! Tiles & Sudoku are fun/annoying depending on the day. Letterboxed is interesting as you can see a big start word and the rest is easy. I really like Spelling Bee - 0 timers, the challenge of coming up with the words to reach genius, and keeping at it throughout my day. Thank you kindly NYT Games we are all fans!!.Version: 4.61.2

Has advantages over paper versionDoing the NY Times Monday crossword has been one of the highlights of my week since college. Now I routinely make it to Wednesday, with the help of this awesome, but addictive app. I once put the rest of my life on hold during a seventeen day ‘streak’, but got a grip and now just do the ones I can finish and still get work done. Having the stats is neat, too. But perhaps the best part is having access to archive puzzles so I can go get a Monday puzzle from days of yore whenever the urge strikes (well, and I whenever I actually have time). Finally, when not streaking, the feature where you can struggle for a reasonable stretch and then give up and check the puzzle and find out which square is the problem is worth its weight in gold. Probably saves marriages, that feature....Version: 2.19

Reluctantly abandoned paperDuring COVID I was in lockdown away from my home. I couldn’t get daily delivery of The NY Times and so grudgingly switched, I hoped (as we all did in the spring of 2020) for only a few weeks. Weeks stretched to months. Eventually, I returned home but by then had liked the convenience of the iPad for the puzzle. I was only using the paper edition for two things - the crossword and as an accelerant to start fires in the fireplace and bbq. I continue to miss it for the latter use. My one beef with the digital puzzle is that with the paper version, I deemed a puzzle solved when I had filled in all the boxes (yes, with one letter each, not like Calvin in the immortal “yellow-bellied sapsucker” cartoon.) The digital version only delivers the happy music if all the squares are filled in CORRECTLY..Version: 4.37

Universal dark mode pleaseThe puzzle quality is top notch, and the app is generally well-designed and easy to use. However, the lack of dark mode support is frustrating. Some puzzles (crossword, Wordle) have their own dark modes that are configured independently. The other puzzles don’t have a dark mode at all, which you can sort of work around by using the Smart Invert accessibility setting, but this of course inverts the dark mode games, so you find yourself toggling Smart Invert on and off depending on which puzzle you’re playing. None of it respects the system-wide dark mode setting. It might sound like I’m picking nits, but by now dark mode is a standard platform feature that all high quality apps should support, and the lack of it creates unnecessary friction in what would otherwise be a five star user experience..Version: 5.0.0

App getting worseUsed to be a good app. Now the keyboard disappears when leaving a puzzle. Complete puzzles do not sync across other platforms (e.g. iPad to iPhone). I’ve completed daily puzzles this week, but if you go into the recent screen only one from this week appears when in actuality I complete at least one per day. I’ve contacted customer service several times by email and phone. I usually do not get an answer by email but when I do they say they’re working on it. Some of this has been going on since May. I expected this app to work better since it came from the Times. Maybe I’m expecting too much? 9/7/18 update - key board issue fixed and that app seems to work better. It still doesn’t sync across platforms, but I can live with that issue since it’s rare that I do crosswords on my phone. Thanks NYTimes for the response..Version: 2.15.1

A review, by me.Because of this app I finish the nyt crossword every day, and I save enough money on newspapers to pay my phone bill. I can also do the puzzle at 4 am or while I’m “in the office” so yeah it’s basically why I have a smartphone. I quit social media. I consider this app to be quality screen time. I did the puzzle in ink before I got this app, and now it’s just frustrating talking to people who are still hung up on that. The nyt crossword is a miracle of our culture. If more people enjoyed it the world would be a better place. The fact that I have access to years of archived puzzles AND the daily fresh one is both awesome & somehow liberating, because I can do as much as I want, but I will probably never solve them all in my lifetime & that’s ok!.Version: 4.41

Great for the Puzzles ... Not for StatsThis has been a daily part of my life for many years and in almost every way is an excellent adaptation of the print version. My wife and I have completed over 2500 puzzles using the app. Its ability to track streaks and keep timing stats is sure to disappoint people who care about those features but aren’t willing to work around the poor implementation of the app’s ability to work across multiple devices and platforms. It can also be awkward when print versions of the puzzle have a gimmick that can’t be easily executed using the app’s available features. Both the handling of puzzles when shared on multiple devices and poorly executed adaptation of gimmicky print puzzles have caused the app to improperly end long streaks. A real buzzkill but not a show-stopper for an otherwise addictive and well done app..Version: 4.1

Crossword streaks are goneUPDATE: i updated the app like you said, completed a puzzle without hints to test it, and i still got the blue star, not gold. no luck. I don’t often manage to complete the crosswords without hints, so when i do i enjoyed seeing the gold star in the archive and seeing the little streaks i would earn. for the last few months even when i complete a puzzle without hints, it gets marked with the blue star and doesn’t register any streaks. i tried emailing support about it, and they adjusted the few puzzles i mentioned, but the overall issue has remained. it’s a little disappointing. otherwise, i mostly enjoy the app, aside from the fact that not all featured available on the website are accessible here. specifically the special themed or monthly crosswords, i can’t get them anywhere except the website which is frustrating..Version: 5.13.1

Free trial ended and I lost packsRevised... Great puzzles and easy to use app. In-app puzzle packs are about $2-$4 for 15-30 puzzles. I had just purchased two packs and then apparently my Free Trial ended two days later without any warning and I lost access to the packs I had just paid for unless I want to pay another $7/ month or $40/year. Some obvious countdown, e.g., “You have two days left in your free trial”, would have been polite. I might have subscribed or at least not made the next purchase. Instead, I’m just annoyed and out a few bucks. I expect better of NYT. UPDATE: Thanks to developer response, I recovered my purchase. (Fix was not obvious, though.) Individual packs are great for me now; I may subscribe someday when I’m confident that I can play frequently for a long period. Thanks NYT!.Version: 3.1

That sudoku music, thoughI love these games for a daily ritual that keeps my mind engaged and challenged. I’m only good enough at the crosswords to fully solve Mondays and Tuesdays so far, but I hope to keep getting better. My only complaint, and I don’t know if devs ever see these, but it’s a simple bug—whenever I solve a sudoku puzzle, even though my phone is on silent and the app doesn’t make any sound effects otherwise—the congratulatory “you solved it” music plays out loud. I know it sounds like not a big deal, but it’s embarrassing in an otherwise silent waiting room. It makes me avoid ever playing sudoku in public because I don’t want to annoy anyone around me. I hope this can be fixed someday, but thanks otherwise for a wonderful app!.Version: 4.58.1

AMAZING!!!!I have bought the subscription and I’m telling you it’s worth the extra few bucks! I love all the different games and how you can track you progress on most of them.I only have two requests and they are both on the spelling bee buddy. I love spelling bee buddy it is sooo useful but there are few things that could be done to make it better. For starters Could you pleaaasee make it so that spelling bee buddy is on the main screen when your doing the spelling bee, Also I would LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEE it if you could customize your spelling bee buddy just to make it funner and more personal, like for example hats, accessories, and different colors you could make your spelling bee buddy. Those are my only problems otherwise I love this game❤️❤️❤️❤️♥️💙💜🐝🐝🐝.Version: 5.28.0

The best crosswords I can find!My best guess is that anyone who regularly does crosswords has a love-hate relationship with them. There are words that get reused because they are convenient fillers. Puzzlers are expected to know some words in any European language (but not other languages). Puzzles often try gimmicks that only sort of work. No doubt crossword puzzles can be extremely frustrating. That’s why you need them to be written by professionals, who can give time to developing and editing a superior product. The New York Times has built a reputation for doing this for decades. The best thing to say about the app is that it does not get in the way o the experience. It isn’t particularly frustrating, and considering I find fault with most user interfaces, that’s saying a lot..Version: 2.9.0

Marriage Compact!Before we subscribed to the NYT Crossword, my husband and I only had the paper version delivered every day. Back then, our deal was that he took the Arts section with him on his commute to work— seemed fair— and I had to wait for the weekend when we did Saturday and Sunday together in ink. Once covid hit, I added the puzzle to our NYT subscription so that he could do the puzzle online and I would do it on paper. It has been a dramatic improvement in our morning routines! I must report, however, that we still do Saturdays together, on paper, but we part ways on Sunday so we each get a bite at the big apple. Thank you for providing this and the other great games you keep adding: we love Wordle, Letterboxed, Spelling Bee, and Tiles, too!.Version: 4.39

Ruining My LifeI wake up sometimes too earlier to seek some peace and quiet before my kids wake up and totally ruin everything. I sneak downstairs, turn on my coffee maker and I impatiently wait for it to finish. Sometimes I am too impatient to wait (ok most times) because I need to grab my blanket, hunker down with crossword app and just start already. On those days I stick my mug directly under the stream, making a wholly mess in the process but who cares! IT’S CROSSWORD TIME! MY TIME. And I know they release the next day at 10 PM but dude, who wants to do that? I like to savor my morning routine. But sometimes I can’t finish them and I go mad trying and so it’s ruining my life in the best possible way. If we ever need to cut back on our expenses, I’d give up shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant and haircuts before the NYT Crossword app..Version: 2.10

BuggyGames don’t usually load on first try. Then you have to close the app and try again or try a different game. It is very frustrating. Some days I go to the webpage after several failed attempts to open a game. VERY FRUSTRATING!! It is nice to have all the games in one place but annoying that they don’t open on the first try..Version: 4.52.0

FantasticPart of a complete day. Love the archives..Version: 2.8.4

Money well spentGreat variety of games that keep me on my toes and learning new words every day..Version: 4.70.0

Daily mini won’t open since about a weekPlease fix.Version: 4.49

Good stuffIt’s the best crossword app. Period..Version: 4.10

Daily mini won’t open since new updateDaily mini hasn’t opened for a few weeks now since I installed the new update. Please please fix 😩.Version: 4.50

Dark modePlease make dark mode consistent throughout the app. The menu is so bright it hurts my eyes when I go from puzzle to menu. Also please add it for the spelling bee too! Thanks!.Version: 4.36

YayLove these puzzles so much. So challenging!.Version: 4.9

$$I only downloaded this (again) because there was no "in app purchases" disclaimer. Turns out it's only a one week trial before you need to subscribe. DELETE..Version: 2.19

Timed SpanagramTime would be the only competitive component. Timed would be a nice touch..Version: 5.27.0

Archives for allPlease add archives for ALL the games, especially Strands!!! Please also add more tiles options to play.Version: 5.29.0

FrustratingConstantly erases streaks…very frustrating.Version: 5.29.0

Can’t shareI play Wordle daily with my friends but it no longer allows me to share results on Messenger. I have an iPhone. One of my other friends has Apple too and she has the same problem. My other friend has a Samsung and she is still able to share her results..Version: 5.29.0

Dark modeIt’s a great app but please implement dark mode. It’s not acceptable to not have a dark theme in 2024, especially in a paid app, especially on relaxing word games that a lot of people would like to play at night laying in bed..Version: 5.29.0

No dark modeI wish there was a dark mode. Kinda hard to relax at bedtime with the glaring white screen from spelling bee and other games.Version: 5.29.0

GoodIt’s an interesting and good game, and I’m not paying to unlock any games, but you only ever get to play once in the whole day. I really hope you can give us unlimited tries..Version: 5.27.0

Would love stats for Strands!Strands is my new favourite game but I would love stats on the time it takes to solve it in comparison to other users..Version: 5.27.0

Dark mode please!!I love this app and occasionally I play some games in bed before I sleep (yes bad for my eyes I know) so it would be great if the app had a dark mode so it wouldn't be so bright and in my face. I know the mini crossword recently implemented a dark mode but there's no point if the entire app isn't in dark mode, but it's a great start!.Version: 5.23.0

GIVE US DARK MODEThe puzzle games are fun. But please give us dark mode. My eyes are burning..Version: 5.27.0

Games are great but don’t always update.Some days the Spelling Bee just won’t update to the current day. I followed all recommended fixes and still didn’t work. Eventually seems to update at some random time..Version: 5.26.0

Simple inconsistencies = minor annoyances, especially with accessibilityThe minor inconsistencies are a bother: eg if you exit out of Tiles it ends that play for the day, as opposed to the other games where it pauses the play and recalls the game for your return. Improving accessibility on the free version/ across the board would be appreciated… There’s no ability to zoom in on games (although I respect that’s presumably harder to code on tap-drag games). Some gameplay (Spelling Bee and Tiles) are left-dominant friendly, some (Strands and Letterboxed) not - it would be good to have preference to switch gameplay to dominant hand in each separate game..Version: 5.23.0

RefreshingStraight up, simple to play, no interruptions fun. Never had an issue. Refreshing..Version: 5.21.0

My favourite daily go to!I play my favourite games every day and NEVER have any issues. Spelling Bee is my favourite and have learned it is okay to look up words that you don’t know! It’s very hard to hit Queen Bee without the hints!.Version: 5.20.0

Challenging & funEnjoyable games that keep me challenged and occupied for a while each day. User interface could be more consistent across different puzzles..Version: 5.21.0

IPhone 7This game works well on my iPad (iOS 16) but I can’t see the new games on the iPhone….Version: 5.18.0

Nytimes fanI have just downloaded the app, but Strands and Connections are not there….I’m hooked on Wordl and love the crosswords..Version: 4.63.0

No longer included in subscription to AthleticI have had a subscription to the Athletic for a long time now and Games was included with it, it no longer is. Sadly cancelled it..Version: 5.18.0

PattyFirst place I go is to NYT games…I’ve been a subscriber for as years as NYT has been online! Perfect pastime to empty my mind….Version: 5.17.0

ThanksThis is the best puzzle/game app there is. No annoying ads, you can upgrade but you don’t have to..Version: 5.17.0

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