Board Games
Crossplay vs Scrabble: Board, Tiles and Rules Compared
Crossplay plays like Scrabble but scores differently.. The New York Times game uses the standard North American Scrabble word list,...
NYT Connections
Which NYT Games Are Still Free? The 2026 Free vs Subscriber Breakdown
If you’re a daily solver, your morning ritual likely hinges on a few crucial tiles, grids, and letter boards. Right...
LinkedIn Games
How to Play LinkedIn Games: Mechanics, Edge Cases, and Hidden Constraints
If you enjoy elegant constraint satisfaction, classic graph theory, or tight word ladders, LinkedIn’s daily suite offers surprisingly rich design....
Crosswords
Are Crosswords Good for Your Brain? A Look at the Research
The neuroscientific case for word puzzles is far more nuanced, and fascinating, than the headlines suggest. Every morning, millions of...
NYT Games
Worst Wordle Starting Words: What the Data Says Not to Play
The weakest Wordle openers in common use are the vowel-heavy ones, and they have been recommended for years. ADIEU leaves...
NYT Games
NYT Tiles Free & Unlimited: Where to Play
Since 27 August 2025 the New York Times moved Tiles, along with the Mini Crossword and Letter Boxed, behind its...
NYT Games
NYT Bonus Puzzles Explained: Wordle in 1, Connections 3×3 and the New Weekly Drop
The New York Times launched Bonus Puzzles on Wednesday 2 September 2026: a weekly set of five to six extra...
The Atlantic Games
What Is Rabbithole? The Atlantic’s New Daily Trivia Game, Explained
Rabbithole is The Atlantic’s new daily trivia game: a chain of seven questions in which every correct answer becomes part...
Fonts
Aesthetic Fonts and Fancy Text: How They Actually Work (and When Not to Use Them)
Here is the thing nobody mentions in the “aesthetic fonts” posts: they are not fonts. That sounds like a technicality....
Words
What Is Word500? The Wordle Spin-Off That Hides Which Letters Are Right
If Wordle has started to feel too easy, Word500 will fix that fast. It looks like Wordle at a glance:...
Board Games
Are Puzzles Good for Your Brain? What the Evidence Actually Says
Short answer: yes, but not in the way the headlines promise. Puzzles are linked to sharper thinking, and there is...
Wordle
Hardest Wordle Words Ever, Backed by 4 Years of Data
On Wednesday 15 July 2026, Wordle served up PSHAW, and a great many long streaks died. One veteran columnist called...