"The Crossplay app leads the way with best-in-class design standards that define NYT Games, allowing players to focus on the game itself with minimal distractions," she explains. "I think people will be delighted with the simplicity and ease of play."

Some of these word games are challenging while others are more casual.

The Times’ popular Games unit is debuting Crossplay, a Scrabble-like electronic feature that represents its first designed multiplayer game. It becomes the website’s 11th game, joining a lineup of puzzles that were collectively played over 11.2 billion times in 2025.

Stuck on today’s The Atlantic Games puzzles? Here are the complete solutions for Fluxis, Crossword, Bracket City, and Stacks for January 28, 2026.

Wordle has grown to be one of the most popular words games since Josh Wardle launched it in 2021. The game asks players to figure out a five-letter word in six or fewer guesses (we have a two-step strategy to help you solve the puzzle every time).

It doesn’t feel like long ago that word games and puzzles were the reserve of grandparents or people with time on their hands.

The LinkedIn Games continue today, and the puzzles for the day are extremely simple. So go get your streak going!

Use the arrow keys to move your cursor and type to input letters. Only click “submit” when you have all of your guesses ready! Each line on the puzzle can accommodate one word. Words may be between three and five letters long, and may begin anywhere on the line.