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How to Solve the 2023 Puzzle Mania Super Mega Crossword

The Super Mega Crossword in this year’s Puzzle Mania section is 50×50. Call in reinforcements if necessary.

Today’s Wordle Review: May 13, 2023

Our columnist reviews the day’s puzzle. Warning: Contains spoilers!

How Does The New York Times Make a Game?

A new offering is being beta tested, and a small team of passionate puzzle makers at The Times talk about how an idea becomes a…

Today’s Wordle Review: April 7, 2023

Our columnist reviews the day’s puzzle. Warning: contains spoilers!

Few Wordle Players Use Consistent Starting Words, but When They Do, It’s ADIEU

What the data tells us about how people play the game.

Diary of a Spelling Bee Fanatic

Feeding my desperate need to make words, one point at a time.

If Dogs Played Wordle

Dogs like to do what we do. So it’s only a matter of time, right?

Planet Word Museum Welcomes Language-Loving Puzzle Solvers

Lexicon Lane, the newest exhibition at Planet Word, opened March 26 and offers word-sleuthing adventures to puzzle-loving visitors.