It’s all fun and games. Though its iconic crossword puzzle was first unveiled on Feb. 15, 1942, the New York Times games section has skyrocketed in the past few years — and the data for 2024 proves it. Everdeen Mason, editorial director of NYT Games, revealed to TODAY that 11.1 billion puzzles were solved in … Read more
Now this is a head-scratcher. Wordle, the cognitively stimulating word game from the New York Times, is taking a toll on players’ mental well-being. “My therapist just told me that the NYT word games app is becoming a problem for many of her patients, including me,” journalist Tess Owen wrote on X this week, admitting … Read more
C-H-E-A-T? An American Airlines passenger is dividing opinions online after she was filmed seeking vocabulary help for the New York Times’ cult-classic game Wordle. The video was uploaded to TikTok in 2023 and recently shared to the Transportation Security Administration’s Instagram page, where it took flight yet again. The original clip, which boasts 1.6 million … Read more
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon take their intellectual pursuits seriously. The brainy best friends, famed for co-writing the Oscar-winning screenplay “Good Will Hunting,” are both ultra-competitive when it comes to Wordle. And while Affleck, 50, declared that he and Damon, 52, play the popular word game, the “Justice League” star is feeling injustice because he’s … Read more
It’s been a major week of watching fat bears do their thing, and now it’s the weekend you can dive right into a pretty tough Wordle. But if today’s is proving to be more than your brain can handle, never fear — we’re here to help every day. If you just want today’s word, you … Read more