From Scrabble to Wordle, word puzzle games are a firm favorite amongst gamers, thanks to their mind-training capabilities and the sense of pure elation when you nail your lexicon mastery. So, to help ...

The world of Wordle is expanding: The New York Times Games is launching a “Create Your Wordle Puzzle” feature that will allow users to go beyond just playing the popular word game, and instead develop ...

Wordle has grown to be one of the most popular words games since Josh Wardle launched it in 2021. The game asks players to figure out a five-letter word in six or fewer guesses (we have a two-step ...

Over the past year and a half, Port Huron father and son duo Avery and Rhys Kovatch have been working on the creation of a word game application called Synonym Swap. The app is currently available on ...

The New York Times Games team discusses its creative process. By Elie Levine As of June 26, Strands has been officially added to the New York Times Games portfolio. Attention all Connections fiends, ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Today, Slate is debuting Pears, a brand ...

It looks like a word game, but it’s something much weirder. It looks like a word game, but it’s something much weirder. is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture. Not much has changed with the NYT Games app’s popular ...