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NYT Games (Wordle, Connections)
The New York Times games bundle. Wordle (bought 2022) set the genre: one shared five-letter word per day and an emoji-grid share. Answered for Wordle as the main surface.
Wordle page served 2026-10-25; NYT Games subscription page lists Mini, Spelling Bee, Wordle, Connections and more. (checked 2026-10-25)
In Daily puzzle games
Where it stands apart
- How is it mainly sustained? company with a paid product, tier, or ads (23% of 13 others)
- Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? Wordle's format (guess a hidden answer in a few tries, with feedback each guess) (19% of 21 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (95% of 21 others)
- How is the main thing licensed? proprietary or closed source (86% of 21 others)
- Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? no, it needs the maker's servers (86% of 21 others)
- Who is it for? non-developers (100% of 21 others)
- Does everyone get the same puzzle each day? yes, one shared daily puzzle (or set) and nothing more (50% of 20 others)
- How do players share a result? copyable result text (emoji grid or score line, maybe with a link) (76% of 17 others)
- Can players rank against other players? no, personal stats or streaks only (63% of 16 others)
- Which languages is it offered in? English only (70% of 20 others)
Nearest neighbors
- Worldle 92% of 12 shared answers match
- Framed 83% of 12 shared answers match
- PZL Games 73% of 11 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-25 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | proprietary or closed source | source 2026-10-25 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | stands apart company with a paid product, tier, or ads NYT Games subscription is a core paid product of the New York Times company, not a side project. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | no, it needs the maker's servers | source 2026-10-25 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | optional account v4: from the map's own 'accounts' question. Wordle is playable without login; an NYT account saves stats and streaks across devices. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Who is it for? | non-developers | source 2026-10-25 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | stands apart Wordle's format (guess a hidden answer in a few tries, with feedback each guess) Answered for Wordle, which set the format. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does everyone get the same puzzle each day? | yes, one shared daily puzzle (or set) and nothing more Wordle: one word per day for everyone. Other NYT games are also daily. | source 2026-10-25 |
| How does it make money? Pick the first that applies. | sells paid extras (subscription, one-time or in-app purchase) Wordle and Connections are free to play; the Games subscription unlocks the archive and other games. Wordle page loads ad code (googlesyndication). | source 2026-10-25 |
| How do players share a result? | copyable result text (emoji grid or score line, maybe with a link) Emoji grid. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Can players rank against other players? | no, personal stats or streaks only Wordle has personal stats and streaks; some other NYT games (Mini, Connections) have friends leaderboards. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Where can you play it? | web plus a native app Web plus the NYT Games app. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Which languages is it offered in? | English only | source 2026-10-25 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- Web page · www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html · read 2026-10-25
- Web page · www.nytimes.com/subscription/games · read 2026-10-25
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