ConnectionsPopular
The New York Times · nytimes.com · Words
Sort sixteen words into four secret categories of four, with groups ranging from straightforward yellow to devious purple and only four mistakes allowed.
Daily games by The New York Times
The New York Times makes 6 of the free daily web games listed here: 3 word games, 2 math and logic puzzles and 1 sports game. All of them are played on nytimes.com, in a browser, with no account needed for the daily puzzle. All 3 that publish a reset time turn over at midnight in your own time zone.
6 games by The New York Times
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WordlePopular
The New York Times · nytimes.com · Words
Six attempts to pin down a hidden five-letter word, with green, yellow and gray tiles marking right spots, misplaced letters and misses after every guess.
Connections: Sports Edition
The New York Times · nytimes.com · Sports
The Athletic's sports spin on Connections: sort sixteen sports terms into four hidden groups of four, with a limited number of mistakes and an optional timer.
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Pips
The New York Times · nytimes.com · Math & Logic
Lay dominoes onto a board of colored regions so each region's pips meet its rule, such as a target sum or matching values, at three difficulty levels.
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StrandsPopular
The New York Times · nytimes.com · Words
Hunt for theme words by linking adjacent letters on a six-by-eight board, then find the spangram that spans it; every letter gets used exactly once.
Sudoku
The New York Times · nytimes.com · Math & Logic
Classic 9x9 number placement from the Times, offered as three separate grids graded easy, medium and hard.
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