DAILY · ORIGINAL PUZZLES
One Clue Word
Five rounds of written clues, five-letter answers and unlimited guesses.
Read the clue. Use each colored letter. Find five answers.
THE BONUS PUZZLES JOURNAL
Your six daily bonus puzzles
Choose today’s original word clue, nine-word grouping, letter trail or crossword. All six games are free, with no account or subscription.
DAILY · ORIGINAL PUZZLES
Triple Connections
Nine words, three hidden categories and four mistakes to work with.
Find three words that belong together, then solve the whole grid.
DAILY · ORIGINAL PUZZLES
Color Trails
Follow bending letter paths, uncover a theme and find its spanning word.
Connect adjacent letters in any direction. Every letter belongs to the theme.
DAILY · ORIGINAL PUZZLES
Mini Mystery
A compact 5×5 crossed grid with Across and Down clues.
Solve a short clue, then let its crossing letters help with the next.
DAILY · ORIGINAL PUZZLES
Easy Crossword
Roomier 11×11 original crossed grids and approachable clues.
Build confidence with clear definitions, checks and optional reveals.
DAILY · ORIGINAL PUZZLES
Crossword Stories
Themed 15×15 original crossed grids with longer centerpiece answers.
Use the theme to unlock the long answers and connect the whole story.
When do all six daily selections change?
Daily uses the date in America/New_York and changes at midnight there. That is Eastern Standard Time in winter and Eastern Daylight Time in summer. Players opening the same game and daily date receive the same original selection, wherever they live.
Each game selects from its own authored bank. A new Daily date means a newly selected challenge; it is not a promise that every clue or grid has never appeared in an earlier practice session. This is our schedule, separate from the official NYT release schedule.
Choose the right kind of daily challenge
- One Clue Word: five written clues and five-letter answers, with unlimited guesses and positional feedback.
- Triple Connections: nine words split into three groups; the fourth wrong submission ends the board.
- Color Trails: adjacent letter paths, theme words and a spanning theme word that together cover the board.
- Mini Mystery: a compact 5×5 crossword with three Across and three Down entries.
- Easy Crossword: a roomier connected 11×11 blocked grid with approachable definitions.
- Crossword Stories: a connected 15×15 theme-led grid with a longer central theme entry.
Return to a game or compare with a friend
When local storage is available, progress and completed results stay in this browser. Return through the same game page to continue. A private browsing session, another device or cleared site data has a separate record.
After finishing, copy the result and exact-puzzle challenge link. A friend can play the same pack or board. Compare the relevant solves, mistakes, checks, reveals and hints alongside time; an assisted result is different from an unaided attempt. Shared URL scores are personal reports, not a verified public leaderboard.
Replay a date or keep exploring
The original puzzle library can reconstruct a date’s six selections using the current library schedule or find a specific theme. Earlier dates are replay selections, not a claim that those puzzles were publicly released on that date.
For more of one format, visit all six Unlimited games. For a smaller curated set across the collection, choose the weekly puzzle table, which rotates through the authored selections.
Need help with a rule?
The complete six-game rules guide explains repeated letters, One away, legal trails, crossword direction, assistance and saving. Use the solving guide beside each game above for a worked example.