GoKawiilWordle fans, start marking your calendars for hump day.
On Wednesday, the New York Times introduced a weekly drop of five to six new puzzles created by the newspaper’s puzzle constructors and editors. The new puzzles aren’t daily but will be released every Wednesday in a group and will include twists on current puzzles. They’re only available to people who pay for a New York Times Games or All Access subscription.
The types of bonus puzzles offered may vary from week to week. Other puzzles, including Wordle, Connections, Strands, Pips, and Connections: Sports Edition, remain free, while some others are behind a paywall.
CNET offers daily hints and answers for Wordle, Connections, Strands, Connections: Sports Edition and the Mini Crossword.
Wordle in 1
I played the new batch of games, and I think the most popular game will be Wordle in 1. Regular Wordle gives you six tries to guess a five-letter word, uses specific colors to indicate if you’ve guessed a letter that’s included, and also notes if you put it in the right spot. Wordle in 1 sets up five five-letter grids, each with a different word, and fills them in with some correct and some incorrect letters. You use the letters provided to figure out the answers.
Wordle in 1 provides you with some correct and some incorrect letters, and you take it from there. NYT/Screenshot by CNET
In the example above, the colored letters indicate that the U and T are in the right spaces, that there’s no N at all, and the S and the other T needs to be relocated. (Answer at the bottom of this post if you want a spoiler.)
More games: Connections 3×3, Colorful Strands
Other games in the weekly drop also play off the current New York Times puzzles.
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