Three Things on Thursday — My NYT Year in Games!
Thing 1. The graphic.
Those aren’t even my favorite NYT Games!
Thing 2. I don’t know about you (if you even play these games), but there’s an order… I usually start with Spelling Bee, but don’t have the patience (or maybe the will) that I once had for that game, so I usually find a few words and then move on. Second on the list is the Mini Crossword (unless I already did it the night before). Third is either Connections or Wordle (I’ve been switching that up). Then Letter Boxed, then Strands, and finally Pips!
Thing 3. Those last three — Letter Boxed, Strands & Pips — are my favorites, and I’d love some stats on those! Maybe next year!
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I do so love connections and pips!
I’m not sure I’m smart enough or patient enough for anything besides mini crossword and wordle (and I didn’t get wordle this morning)! Wishing you a Genius Level 2026 in Games.
I’m a bit bitter that the free version doesn’t include the mini — that was always my favorite! I do Wordle, then Connections, then Strands.
I share the NYT games with Tom . . . but both of us start the day with them. Tom does Spelling Bee (like you, I grew weary of that one – but Tom loves it), Strands, and Pips (his favorite). Mine are the Mini, Wordle, and Connections (always in that order). Later in the day – usually as my mid-day break/”treat” – I do the Crossword. (I started doing the Crossword during the pandemic and I was terrible at it. Even the Monday Crossword. Now, though? I am a PRO. Even the Sunday Crossword.) I love that so many of us play these games “together/apart” every day. XO
I’m a huge Spelling Bee fan. I get to Genius everyday and often can get QB with a little help from the letter grid. I do the crossword nearly daily (M-F) and Wordle. Connections isn’t one that works with my brain. Ugh
First thing every morning and in this order: Wordle, Pips (easy and medium), Strands, Connections, and the Mini. I take a peek at the Pips hard and sometimes I do it and sometimes I grimace and close that tab!