Every Spelling Bee puzzle is hand-curated with a wide-ranging audience in mind. Is there a word you want to see included in ...

The free version stops when you hit a status in the game known as "Solid." After that, you're prompted to subscribe to NYT Games, which costs $5.99 a month and gives you full access to Spelling ...

The New York Times Spelling Bee is only partially free to play as non-subscribers can only access the game up to the “Solid” rank. While the daily points total varies based on the word count ...

From meme-worthy Wordle spin-offs like the Swiftie-themed Taylordle and food-themed Phoodle, to classic brain teasers like NYT’s Spelling Bee or a Lewis Carroll-inspired word ladder, these brain ...

Read more: Best Family Games for 2025. Make a word, then make it plural. The NYT Spelling Bee has been around since 2014 in print and since 2018 online. The rules are pretty simple: Each day ...

Like most communities and groups for games and word games alike, the NYT Spelling Bee’s community, known as Hivemind, has created its own jargon for the game.

The game’s path to success was paved with a beehive in the Sunday magazine, solvers waking up at 3 a.m. to play and a global “hivemind” that exists to troll a New York Times editor.

The New York Times Games app debuted a new leaderboard feature last month that allows users to check their performance against friends. Now, the makers of Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee and the ...

The New York Times Games app debuted a new leaderboard feature last month that allows users to check their performance against friends. Now, the makers of Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee and the ...

The NYT Spelling Bee has been around since 2014 in print and since 2018 online. The rules are pretty simple: Each day offers up seven letters arranged in a honeycomb shape (that's a bee joke).