- Free
- Category: Games
- First released: March 27, 2009
- Versions: 36 archived
- Installable: 36 of 36
- Availability: Still on the App Store ↗
- Seller: The New York Times Company
- com.magmic.NYTCrosswords09
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 2.0 or later.
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Report an issueNew 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.
BY DOWNLOADING THE NEW YORK TIMES GAMES APP, you agree to: • The New York Times Privacy Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/privacy-policy • The New York Times Cookie Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/cookie-policy • The New York Times California Privacy Notices: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/california-notice • The New York Times Terms of Service: https://www.nytimes.com/content/help/rights/terms/terms-of-service.html • Apple Terms of Sale: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html
Chart History
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 12 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 11, 2010 | 1.2.0 | — | 13,476 | Free |
| July 27, 2011 | 1.2.2 | — | 26,928 | Free |
| March 28, 2012 | — | — | 34,148 | Free |
| January 20, 2013 | — | — | 42,635 | Free |
| December 12, 2019 | — | ★ 4.9 | 57,435 | Free |
| December 4, 2020 | — | ★ 4.9 | 75,896 | Free |
| December 4, 2023 | 4.59.0 | ★ 4.9 | 162,349 | Free |
| December 4, 2023 | 4.60.0 | ★ 4.9 | 162,361 | Free |
| December 5, 2023 | 4.60.0 | ★ 4.9 | 162,405 | Free |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 31Love this game. As it gets harder, It would be great if we could move the tiles around to organize into connections that I think might go together. It would make it more fun to play as it could allow me to visually see then possible connections.
Recent updates to Games have widened the game-experience gap between East Coasters and the rest of the country. You drop a new crossword hours before the end of the day and then don’t grant streak-extending status to a puzzle solved long before midnight on the day after its nominal date. Boo! Revert to the three-most-recently-dropped puzzles rule for “gold stars.”
It seems to work OK, but the clues for the mini and midi are highlighted with in such a way to have black text on a dark blue background. That part of the app is basically unusable.
Love the online NYT xw puzzles.
Appreciate that they keep adding new puzzles. It's a morning ritual
Daily fun and challenge all in one
I’m enjoying the app and have to issue with it. However, every time I complete a puzzle, it asks me to review the app. So this us what it gets
Give me the ability to not have it ask if I’m feeling stuck and just have it check.
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.