The Crossword and the Midi
Daily Crossword On Suvi
A full crossword every day at three levels: Easy is 11 by 11, close to the Midi's size, Medium is 13 by 13 and Hard 15 by 15. Straight clues, never cryptic, on a phone or a computer, and a free printable of each day's grid.
How it differs: our clues are plainer than The Crossword's hardest days, and Suvi is new, so there are only a few past puzzles so far.
The Mini
Mini Crossword On Suvi
A five by five crossword every day with everyday words and fair clues. Check marks a wrong square, Reveal shows a letter, and a clean solve earns the gold tick.
How it differs: the same small daily format with our own clues, written to be fair rather than tricky.
Wordle
Word Guess On Suvi
Find the five-letter word in six tries. Every letter you type is marked as in the right place, in the word somewhere else, or not in it, and the marks never rely on color alone. One word a day for everyone, then practice words.
How it differs: hardly at all, it's the same idea. Wordle itself is still free, so play whichever you like better.
Spelling Bee
Word Scramble On Suvi
Five scrambled words a day, from four letters up to seven. Any real word that uses every letter counts.
How it differs: it's an anagram puzzle, not a hunt for words round a center letter, so it's the nearest we make rather than the same game.
Blossom · Merriam-Webster
Seven letters in a flower, one in the middle that every word must use. You get twelve words to score as many points as you can, with a bonus petal and a bonus for a word that uses all seven.
Strands
Word Search On Suvi
A themed word search every day: fourteen words from one theme in a 12 by 12 grid, with a timer and a hint that shows where a word starts.
How it differs: words run in straight lines and the theme is given, so there's no hidden theme word to find and no words that bend round corners.
Connections
PuzzGrid · grids made by its players
Nothing on Suvi is like Connections. PuzzGrid has thousands of sixteen-clue grids made by players: sort the clues into four groups of four against the clock. Free, with ads unless you support it on Patreon.
Sudoku
Sudoku On Suvi
A new puzzle at four levels every day, easy to expert, all free. Each has exactly one solution and is graded by the techniques it needs, with pencil marks, undo and a free printable every day.
Killer Sudoku On Suvi
Sudoku with sums: dashed cages that add up, at three levels every day, with a Combos list of every set of numbers that fits a cage.
A step on from sudoku, for when the plain grid starts to feel easy.
Tiles
Mahjong On Suvi
Match free pairs of identical tiles to clear the layout. A new layout every day, always solvable, with hints, a shuffle and undo.
How it differs: Tiles has you match shared patterns in a chain; mahjong solitaire matches identical tiles. It's the nearest tile-matching game we make, not the same one.
Crossplay
Words With Friends · Zynga
Nothing on Suvi is like Crossplay. Words With Friends is the long-running free word-tile game to play against friends or on your own, in an app, with ads unless you pay to remove them.
At a glance
| Game | Free to play | Plays in a browser | On a phone | A daily puzzle | Account needed | Ads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Crossword | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | None |
| Mini Crossword | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | None |
| Word Guess | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | None |
| Word Scramble | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | None |
| Blossom | Yes | Yes | Browser | Yes | Not checked | Not checked |
| Word Search | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | None |
| PuzzGrid | Yes, with ads | Yes | Browser | No | Not to play | Yes |
| Sudoku | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | None |
| Killer Sudoku | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | None |
| Mahjong | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | None |
| Words With Friends | Free, paid extras | Not checked | App | Not checked | Not checked | Yes |
What's free on NYT Games, and what isn't
As listed on The New York Times' own help page for the Games subscription, checked November 2026.
| NYT game | On NYT Games | Nearest free on Suvi |
|---|---|---|
| The Crossword | Subscription | Daily Crossword |
| The Midi | Subscription | Easy Crossword |
| The Mini | Subscription (since late August 2025) | Mini Crossword |
| Wordle | Free; past puzzles need a subscription | Word Guess |
| Spelling Bee | Free in part; the full game needs a subscription | Word Scramble (the nearest, not the same) |
| Strands | Free | Word Search |
| Connections | Free (the Sports Edition too) | Nothing close |
| Sudoku | Free | Sudoku and Killer Sudoku |
| Tiles | Subscription | Mahjong (the nearest, not the same) |
| Letter Boxed | Subscription | Nothing close |
| Pips | Free | Nothing close |
| Crossplay | Free | Nothing close |
The subscription is listed at $5.99 a month or $49.99 a year on the US App Store (checked November 2026). Prices differ by country, and new subscribers are often offered a lower first year, so check The New York Times' own site before you sign up.
Where we have nothing close
Letter Boxed, Pips, Connections and Crossplay: nothing on Suvi plays like them, and we'd rather say so than point you at something that doesn't. For Connections and Crossplay we've named free games by other makers above. For Letter Boxed and Pips we haven't found a free one we're happy to recommend; if it's number logic you're after, Killer Sudoku is our nearest.
Rather do them on paper?
Every day's crossword, Mini, sudoku, killer sudoku and word search is also a free printable PDF, with a large-print edition and the answers at the back. More daily word games: games like Wordle.
Questions
- Is the NYT Mini still free?
- No. Since late August 2025 the Mini needs a New York Times Games subscription, like The Crossword and the Midi (checked November 2026). Suvi's Mini Crossword is a free five by five crossword every day.
- Which NYT games are free?
- Wordle, Connections (and its Sports Edition), Strands, Sudoku, Pips and Crossplay, and Spelling Bee in part, according to The New York Times' own help page, checked November 2026.
- How much is a New York Times Games subscription?
- The US App Store lists it at $5.99 a month or $49.99 a year (checked November 2026). Prices differ by country and there are often first-year offers, so check The New York Times' own site.
- Are Suvi's games really free?
- Yes. Every Suvi game on this page is free to play every day, with no account and nothing to download.
- Is Suvi connected to The New York Times?
- No. Suvi is an independent site made by Brasslight Games. The other games named here belong to their owners.
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