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  CultureNews

  Wordle Creator’s New Puzzle Game Is A Simple Spin On A Complicated Classic

  Parseword is a totally free-to-play, bite-sized version of a cryptic crossword

  By Zack Zwiezen Published March 10, 2026
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  CultureFeature

  10 Amazing Games To Play On Your Phone Instead Of Doomscrolling

  There are so many great ways to spend your screen time that aren't pure horror

  By John Walker Published January 30, 2026
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  CultureNews

  The NYT’s Mini Crossword No Longer Free-To-Play And Fans Are Pissed

  Letter Boxed and Tiles are also now locked behind a New York Times subscription

  By Zack Zwiezen Published August 28, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Wikipedia Is The Latest Place To Join The Daily Gaming Craze

  Following The New York Times , The Washington Post and The Atlantic , the online encyclopedia now has daily activities

  By John Walker Published June 20, 2025
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  Tips & Guides

  You’ll Either Be Impressed Or Infuriated Once You Figure Out Where “Pool” Goes In Today’s NYT Connections Groups

  Can't quite guess those groups? Check out these visual and verbal clues for The New York Times' brain-busting puzzle game.

  Mike Fazioli Published September 22, 2024
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  CultureNews

  Thanks To Hits Like Wordle, The New York Times Is Now A Gaming Company

  Data shows most NYT subscribers are playing games, not reading the news

  By Zack Zwiezen Published April 1, 2024
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  OpinionImpressions

  I Am Embarrassingly Bad At The New York Times’ Connections Puzzle

  As an avid crossword puzzler, I thought Connections would be my jam—I was sorely mistaken

  By Alyssa Mercante Published October 19, 2023
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  Tips & Guides

  Wordle’s Creator Just Endorsed An Excellent New Word Puzzler

  You can think of Knotwords as an evil round of daily Scrabble

  By Ashley Bardhan Published May 2, 2022
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  CultureNews

  New York Times Shuts Down Wordle Archive, Bumming Everyone Out

  With Wordle Archive being shut down, could clones like Quordle and Worldle be in trouble too?

  By John Walker Published March 16, 2022
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  CultureNews

  NBA Star Accused Of Lying About His Wordle Score

  Karl-Anthony Towns argues it was actually a glitch following the NYT takeover

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 13, 2022