The Times' popular Games unit is debuting Crossplay, a Scrabble-like electronic feature that represents its first designed multiplayer game. It becomes the website's 11th game, joining a lineup of puzzles that were collectively played over 11.2 billion times in 2025.

The 2-player word game has its own app, and it's already making waves.

Wordle is a daily online word puzzle launched in 2021 by software engineer Josh Wardle. Each day, players around the world work to solve the same five-letter word through logical elimination.

Crossplay is nothing like Wordle and The New York Times' most ambitious game yet. Here's how it was made.

For subscribers to The New York Times who are as interested in solving Wordle or filling in the crossword puzzle as in reading the latest political or business news, Wednesday is a big day. Ancillary products like Games, a cooking app and the Wirecutter product recommendations have fueled remarkable digital growth at The Times over the past decade.

Wordle is a daily five-letter word game that surged to worldwide popularity in late 2021. Developed by software engineer Josh Wardle, its minimalist design and easy-to-share results turned it into a viral hit across social media.