Spelling Bee & Letter Boxed / Tiles / Vertex / Sudoku / SET / KENKEN

Spelling Bee & Letter Boxed

1. Where can I find the answers to the daily digital Spelling Bee puzzle?

For daily digital Spelling Bee puzzles, the full word list becomes available the next day. To view the previous day’s puzzle answers, select Yesterday.

2. Where can I find the answers to the version of the Spelling Bee puzzle printed in The Times Magazine?

For the print version, answers are posted at 10pm the Thursday after a variety puzzle runs in The Times Magazine.

3. Is the digital daily Spelling Bee puzzle different from the Spelling Bee in The Times Magazine?

Yes. The daily digital Spelling Bee puzzle is not the same puzzle that you find in The New York Times Magazine. It’s available only to NYT Games subscribers. Additionally, the daily digital Spelling Bee puzzle uses different letters, allows you to find four-letter words, and utilizes a slightly different scoring system



4. When is the daily digital Spelling Bee puzzle released?



New daily digital Spelling Bee puzzles are released every day at 3am Eastern Standard Time (EST).

5. Why isn't every word in Spelling Bee?

Every Spelling Bee puzzle is hand-curated to focus on relatively common words (with a couple tough ones here and there to keep it challenging). Occasionally we'll miss some common words and add them in, but our puzzle editors ultimately draw from our internal lexicon and make the call for what's best with that day's puzzle.

The key word here is 'common'. We just removed words from Spelling Bee that we believe are not common enough, despite them being defined words, in order to maintain a level-field for all of our solvers.

We also try to avoid terms that are very specific to any professional field, such as terms that might be familiar to, for example, a physician, ornithologist or geologist, but not to people outside of that field of expertise.

6. Do Letter Boxed and Spelling Bee use the same word list?

Letter Boxed is based on words in the Oxford University Press English Dictionary. Spelling Bee has a separate curated word list that strives to incorporate commonly used words, with a couple challenging words from time to time.

7. How can I access Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed, and/or Tiles?

Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed, and Tiles are only available to NYT Games paid subscribers. A new puzzle is made available each day at 3am ET. The easiest way to access Spelling Bee and Letter Boxed is from the NYT Games website, or by bookmarking the direct links here:

Spelling Bee

Letter Boxed

Tiles

8. Can I access Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed, Tiles, or Vertex from The Crossword app?

While Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed, Tiles, and Vertex are not included in The Crossword app we can help you create a desktop icon on your phone that will provide you an app-like experience by taking the following steps:

On iOS:

Go to nytimes.com/puzzles/spelling-bee in Safari Select the share icon at the bottom of the screen Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen

On Android:

Go to nytimes.com/puzzles/spelling-bee in Chrome Tap the Menu button (either below the screen on some devices or at top right corner of browser) Tap Page Then tap Add Page Shortcut

The same process can be done for:

Letter Boxed ( nytimes.com/puzzles/letter-boxed )

Tiles ( nytimes.com/puzzles/tiles )

Vertex ( nytimes.com/puzzles/vertex )

Crossword ( nytimes.com/crosswords )

If you've purchased your NYT Games subscription through iTunes or Google Play, be sure you've created an account with the NYTimes within the app; then you can log into the URL using the same ID and password for Spelling Bee and we'll recognize you have access.

Tiles

1. Do I need a subscription to play Tiles?

No. Tiles is free to play.

2. I played Tiles today, why won’t it let me play again?

Each day you are given a fixed amount of plays. Each time you play Tiles you spend 1 play. Plays are replenished each night at midnight EST. Registering for free gives you additional plays. Or, if you purchase a NYT Games subscription, you will be granted an unlimited number of plays.

3. Why are the colors and shapes different today?

The tile set used to generate the game rotates each day. Subscribers can choose their preferred color palette by clicking Settings and choosing from the available options in the dropdown menu.

4. What is Zen Mode?

In Zen Mode, tiles will replenish as they are cleared, allowing for infinite play. You must be subscribed to NYT Games to access Zen Mode. Also in Zen Mode, combos can eventually break since there may not always be a match for the tile you have selected.

Vertex

1. How do I clear connections between vertices?

You can clear a vertex’s connections by double-clicking or double-tapping on a dot.

2. I connected all the vertices. Why is nothing happening?

If the triangles you have formed are not filling in with color, they are incorrectly connected. Clear them out and try again. When you see color, you’re on the right track!

3. Do I have to play the tutorial every time?

There is a button at the top of the screen to skip the tutorial, however, the starter pack cannot be skipped.

Sudoku

1. How can I access Sudoku?

Sudoku is a daily puzzle that can be played for free without a subscription. You can access Sudoku from the NYT Games website or by bookmarking the direct link: https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/sudoku/easy

SET & KENKEN

How can I access SET and KENKEN?

SET and KENKEN are no longer supported on our platform as of July 1st, 2020. KenKen will still be available daily in The New York Times newspaper and you can still play KenKen and Set directly on the third party site for each game.



SET



KENKEN

We encourage you to check out NYT Games' other offerings such as Spelling Bee, Vertex, and Tiles on the NYT Games website.