Strategy & Tips

Every time you solve a group in NYT Connections, it lights up in one of four colors — but the game never actually explains what those colors mean. Here’s the breakdown, plus how to use it while you’re solving today’s puzzle. The Short Answer The four colors represent a fixed difficulty ranking, from easiest to…

NYT Games just got its first real multiplayer title. NYT Crossplay launched in January 2026 as a standalone app, letting you build words against a friend or a computer opponent on a shared board — a very different daily habit from solo puzzles like Wordle or Strands. What Is NYT Crossplay? Crossplay is a turn-based,…

If you only have time for one NYT word puzzle today, which one should it be? Strands and Connections both test vocabulary and pattern recognition, but they reward very different kinds of thinking — and knowing the difference helps you pick the right puzzle for the mood you’re in. NYT Strands: Hidden Words in a…

Before Wordle, before Connections, there was just The Crossword — the New York Times’ flagship daily puzzle, running since 1942. It’s a different animal from the Mini Crossword: bigger, slower, and built around a weekly difficulty curve that rewards regular solvers. What Is The NYT Crossword? The Crossword is the Times’ full-size daily grid: 15×15…

Not every NYT puzzle needs a dictionary — NYT Sudoku is pure number logic, and it’s one of the most played puzzles on the platform. If Wordle is about vocabulary and Strands is about spotting hidden words, Sudoku is about disciplined, step-by-step deduction across a 9×9 grid. What Is NYT Sudoku? Sudoku is a 9×9…