Following its public debut, Wordle exploded from 90 users on November 1, 2021, to 300,000 on January 2, 2022. The New York Times purchased it for an undisclosed seven-figure fee and, soon after, it became the publication's most popular game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns.

How to Play 'Connections' Connections tasks players with grouping 16 words into four categories based on association. For example, a recent game linked the words "Barb," "Crack,"

If you're a big fan of a certain worldwide sporting event, you should at least get the blue category in today's Connections: Sports Edition. The yellow category was a puzzler to m

The NYT Mini is a smaller, quicker, more digestible, bite-sized version of the larger and more challenging NYT Crossword, and unlike its larger sibling, it’s free-to-play without a subscription to The New York Times. You can play it on the web or the app, though you’ll need the app to tackle the archive.

The NYT Connections hints and answers for January 22, 2025, are now out. Yesterday’s game featured clues related to digs, attractiveness, things used to clean up snow, and doctors in pop culture. The last hint was surprisingly easy,