NYT Crossplay: Play and Spell

Contains adsIn-app purchases
23.2K reviews
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Everyone
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About this game

Play with friends, compete and connect in Crossplay, the first 2-player word game from NYT Games that blends socializing and strategy. Play distraction-free and build words with letter tiles. Use built-in tools to learn, improve and win, or simply enjoy the challenge of this multiplayer game.

App Features:

PLAY
• Take turns placing letter tiles on a shared word game board.
• Build words and rack up points with easy-to-play, focused gameplay.
• No in-app ads. Focus on your word game strategy.

CONNECT
• Easily play word games with friends and family.
• Share strategies and friendly banter with in-game chats.
• Grab your letter tiles and go word-to-word in this multiplayer game.

COMPETE
• Start a friendly competition and climb the leaderboard.
• Play multiple word games against friends or random opponents simultaneously.
• Get matched up with equal opponents.

IMPROVE
• Get tips from Cross Bot after every 2-player game.
• Spell and sharpen your word game skills against the computer.

LEARN
• Expand your vocabulary with the word of the day and a built-in dictionary.
• Check your game history and review your thewords you made on the game board.

STATS
• Track your progress and lifetime stats, including wins and losses, average scores, longest words and more.

BY DOWNLOADING THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSPLAY APP, you agree to:
• The New York Times Privacy Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/privacy-policy
• The New York Times Cookie Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/cookie-policy
• The New York Times California Privacy Notices: https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/california-notice
• • The New York Times Terms of Service: https://www.nytimes.com/content/help/rights/terms/terms-of-service.html
• Crossplay Acceptable Use Policy: https://help.nytimes.com/35116654771220-Crossplay-Acceptable-Use-Policy
Go word-to-word. Challenge yourself or friends in this 2-player word board game
Updated on
Nov 12, 2026
Available on
Android, Windows
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Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • This app may share these data types with third parties
    Location, Personal info and 5 others
  • This app may collect these data types
    Location, Personal info and 7 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

22.5K reviews
edward nauen
November 10, 2026
Way too many adverts. I get that it's the free version, but feels like I get a NYT advert almost every move I play. At what point might they realise I will never subscribe and stop pumping out CO2 pointlessly to try and convince me? At least vary the dang adverts a bit, show me something I'm not more likely to set fire to my own head than pay for.
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Zachary Yaro
November 6, 2026
Perfectly fine Scrabble clone if you have a mainstream phone; gets unplayable the further you are from that size and aspect ratio. If you have something the shape of a Galaxy Fold 8/iPhone Duo, the game board, your letter tiles, and the toolbar all start stacking on top of each other until the game starts to become unplayable.
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Akshata Vinod
November 10, 2026
What I absolutely hate about the app is that there is no time limit whatsoever when you are playing against an opponent. And when your opponent is about to lose, they can just stop playing the game to avoid getting dinged. If you cancel the game after days of waiting, you lose points and that's no fun!
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What’s new

This version contains the specialists, 4 new computer opponents each with a signature strategy. Parallel Belle plays alongside other words, Long John goes long, Rare Clare favors uncommon words and Maximal Mo always hunts for the highest-scoring play. Pick a challenger and see if you can beat them!

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