Crosswords have been a long-time staple of newspapers, but New York Times have taken this a step further, with a number of fun and unique puzzles readers can play daily online, keeping up with the modern trait of utilizing technology.

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By now, most of the world are at the very least aware of the popular word-guessing game Wordle, if they haven't already tried it themselves. But what they might not be aware of is that the New York Times have many more head-scratching puzzles for their readers to play, enjoy, and challenge themselves with.

8 Sudoku

The Classic Numbers Game

• Platform(s): Web Browser
• Release Date: March 2023
• Developer(s): New York Times
• Genre(s): Puzzle

Sudoku is a classic puzzle all know well and enjoy, in which players need to fill in 3 by 3 grids in a 3 by 3 square with numbers 1 to 9, ensuring that every grid, column and row contains one of each number.

Though The New York Times haven't made any drastic changes to this number puzzle, they have three different difficulty levels so that everyone, from novice to veteran, can enjoy this particular puzzle.

7 The Mini Crossword

A Bitesize Crossword Puzzle

• Platform(s): Web Browser
• Release Date: August 21st, 2014
• Developer(s): Joel Fagliano
• Genre(s): Puzzle

Before the popular Wordle, there was the Mini Crossword, which has been part of the New York Times games library since 2014. As the name suggests, it is just like a crossword, in which players will need to fill the grid in with words, aided only by some hints to the side of the screen.

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6 Letter Boxed

Another Word Seeking Puzzle with a Twist

• Platform(s): Web Browser
• Release Date: February 2019
• Developer(s): Sam Ezersky
• Genre(s): Puzzle

New York Times gave players another word logic puzzle in 2019 called Letter Boxed, in which a group of letters surround a white box. Players will use this box to connect a set of letters, at least three or more, to form words. The goal of the game is to use every letter at least once, in as few words as possible.

The puzzle is possible to be solved with as few as two words, but doing so will be a monumental challenge, and will end this fun letter puzzle all too quickly.

5 Spelling Bee

Challenges Players Vocabulary

• Platform(s): Web Browser
• Release Date: May 9th, 2018
• Developer(s): Frank Longo
• Genre(s): Puzzle

The Spelling Bee is not an entirely accurate name, as that name is for competitions where competitors will have to correctly spell out the spoken words in order to win. New York Time's Spelling Bee features a cluster of 7 letters, with one in the middle that must be included in all words.

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It is up to the player to use the provided letters, including the one in the center, to string together words that are at least four letters long. It sounds simple in theory, but there have been some Spelling Bee puzzles that have been challenging because of the letters they provide. A good, varied vocabulary is needed if players hope to reach the Genius ranking.

4 Connections

Players Need to Find Common Ground Among Words

Connections is a fun little puzzle that challenges players to find meaning across the 12 words provided. They will need to sort them into groups of four based on the commonality they share. It could be colors, animals, songs, or any kind of category one could think of.

Attempting to complete the puzzle is a lot tougher than it sounds, as sometimes it seems as though none of the words share any connection at all. This is where the players will need to take their time and think outside the box. It's a fun game for anyone who is up to the challenge.

3 Vertex

This Isn't Just Any Simple Connect the Dots Puzzle

• Platform(s): Web Browser
• Release Date: December 17th, 2019
• Developer(s): Noca Wu
• Genre(s): Puzzle

Vertex is a New York Times puzzle that has endured for almost 5 years now, presenting players with a unique drawing logic puzzle. At first, it seems easy to connect the on-screen dots to replicate a drawing, but the puzzle only gets harder the more dots the players bridge.

It sounds very simple in theory, but the reality provides a much more challenging problem players will need to take their time with, and consider their every move lest they make one mistake, as one small error can make the puzzle impossible to complete further down the line, meaning they could need to undo many steps and try again. They better hope the next time brings success.

2 Strands

A Word Search With a Twist

Word searches are puzzles that challenge players to find the listed words in a grid full of letters. New York Time's more recent game Strands takes the base idea of the word search, and makes it that more challenging.

Rather than plays seeking out the provided words, they will be given a theme, such as In Closing, which are words you might say as part of a goodbye during a conversation. Players can string together letters that are to the sides, above, below or diagonally, which can make it tricky to point out words hidden in the grid.

1 Wordle

Guess The Five-Letter Word Within 5 Attempts

Wordle boomed into popularity upon its release, with gamers sharing their spoiler-free solution to the puzzle, but displaying the Wordle table with black colored squares, grey if it's incorrect, yellow if the letter is in the incorrect position, and green if it's the right time and the right letter.

The world united in its love for this puzzle game, and today it is still going strong, with thousands enjoying their daily attempt, even if not as many are sharing their solutions. Due to its unique nature and the way it became such an overnight success, there is no denying that Wordle is New York Time's greatest game, and will likely to continue as the crowned king for years to come.

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