, very good word search game, has been officially added to the NYT’s Games app on iOS and Android. For me personally, this is huge. has become my favorite of the ’s games since it launched in beta in March, but I was annoyed that I had to bounce between the app and a browser to complete my daily , , and .
Now, I can do all of the puzzles right in the app over my morning coffee. It’s the little things! Each puzzle has a theme. That theme hints at the words you’ll need to find — including the “spanagram” word that across opposite sides of the puzzle.
Every letter in the puzzle is used for a themed word or the spanagram. If you need some help, you can get hints by finding three non-themed words on the board. is currently the ’s “third most searched game, behind and ” and is “nearly as popular” as says .
Most people are actually finishing their puzzles, too: “We consistently see 83% of players finding the Spangram each day, and completion rate is around 81%, similar to the and .” will be added to the Game tab in the main app “later this year.” ’ games aren’t always hits on the level of , , or .
, a math-based puzzle game, was only available in beta . At least it had a . /.
