Some of these word games are challenging while others are more casual.

For the past week, my family and I have started a new text message thread. It’s a sacred space. Each message is typically three words long, something like “Wordle in three.” Yes, like plenty of others ...

TODAY’S WORD — GRATUITY (GRATUITY: gruh-TOO-ih-tee: Something given voluntarily, usually for some service.) Average mark 10 words Time limit 20 minutes Can you find 17 or more words in GRATUITY? The ...

Josh Wardle, a software engineer based in Brooklyn, created the game for his partner, Palak Shah, who loves word puzzles, and named it Wordle as a play on his last name, according to The New York ...

The game was included in the iOS 17.5 update, and Apple News Plus subscribers can play it now. Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, ...

Connections, the newest game from NYT Games, checks all of the above. The 16-word puzzle opened in beta on June 12 and, on Friday, made its debut on the The New York Times Games app and the “Play” tab ...