Best Online Puzzle Games Like NYT Strands

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Wordle: A daily word-guessing challenge where players deduce a five-letter word in six tries using logic and vocabulary skills.

Connections: Group words into four related categories, testing your pattern recognition and association skills with increasing difficulty.

Spelling Bee: Create as many words as possible using a set of seven letters, aiming for the elusive “pangram” for maximum points.

Crosswords: Classic grids of interlocking words, solved by answering clever clues that test general knowledge and language mastery.

Semantle: Guess the secret word by semantic closeness, measured with AI-based word similarity scoring, not just letter matches.

Waffle: Rearrange scrambled letters into a crossword-like grid, swapping tiles to form correct words with limited moves.

Redactle: Uncover the hidden Wikipedia article by guessing words, slowly revealing the topic through strategic deduction.

Contexto: Guess the secret word ranked by closeness in meaning, using infinite guesses and hints based on contextual similarity.

Quordle: Solve four Wordle-style puzzles at once, juggling multiple solutions and strategic thinking within limited attempts.

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