NYT Crossplay: Play and Spell

Contains adsIn-app purchases
4.7
11K reviews
500K+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this game

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

App Features:

COMPETE
• Take turns by placing letter tiles on a shared game board to build words and score points.
• Start a friendly competition with the leaderboard.
• Spell and sharpen your word game skills against the computer.

CONNECT
• Easily play with friends and family.
• Get matched up with equal opponents.
• Share strategies and friendly banter with in-game chats.

IMPROVE
• Get tips from Cross Bot after every 2-player game.
• Expand your vocabulary with the word of the day and a built-in dictionary.
• Check your game history and review your moves.

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

DISTRACTION-FREE
• Focus on your word game strategy with easy-to-play, focused gameplay.

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
Updated on
Apr 03, 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

4.7
10.7K reviews
Kat
March 30, 2026
Enjoying the app. The dictionary is an interesting one (not what I'm used to for Scrabble), but it's nice that you can look up words in the app. One complaint: the computer is too easy to beat, even on Hard. I have yet to lose, and only one game was even close. A higher difficulty option would be fun.
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Adam Cooper
January 23, 2026
The game is fine. NYT Scrabble/Words with Friends. The UI is a bit wonky. I have a pixel fold. When closed, I can't see the very bottom of the bottom row, so, like, I can't see what a word I'm trying to play is worth or the bottoms of the letters. If I open the phone to full screen, I can see that, but then the shuffle, recall, swap, and more.... options disappear. Just irritating.
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Alexandra Rosen
January 25, 2026
Overall good. Some clunkiness around moving tiles, like sometimes you'll try to bring a tile back to your hand and it won't go back because you didn't drag it exactly to the right place. My main issue though is that the computer is way too easy to play against, even in expert mode. It plays more ridiculous words and places them more tightly (placing words within existing spaces rather than expanding the board), but it leaves bonus spaces open for you, which isn't realistic.
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What’s new

This version contains improvements to keep Crossplay running smoothly.

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