Thanks to the popularity of the formula curated by Wordle, there's no shortage of daily puzzle games that use letters, numbers, and even pictures. Not every game like Wordle is worth your time, but among the hundreds that have appeared since the original, there are some real gems you should check out.

A new puzzle game from Zach Gage and Jack Schlesinger launches on iOS, Android, Mac, and PC on April 28th A new puzzle game from Zach Gage and Jack Schlesinger launches on iOS, Android, Mac, and PC on April 28th is an entertainment editor covering ...

Our columnist went on a journey to try and get very good at the classic crossword game. By Isaac Aronow It started, as so many of my obsessions do, with a YouTube video. The New Yorker posted a roughly nine-minute video titled “Professional Scrabble ...

You wake up, pour a cup of coffee, and eventually make your way to one or more crossword puzzles, word games and other brain twisters. The test of banked knowledge and problem-solving ability can boost your ego, or deflate it.

When I — a crossword beginner — do the Aug. 14 puzzle on Blackcrossword.com, I briefly fumble on one clue: “Turner from Tennessee.” The four-letter (and now obvious) answer is Tina. Later, when I crack open Juliana Pache’s book Black Crossword ...