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nytimes.com
Sixteen words, four secret groups, four mistakes allowed
Mind Benders
A daily puzzle page designed by people who love puzzles
puzzmo.com
Coffee break · Works anywhere
Free, no sign-up · online since 2023
Zach Gage and Orta Therox built a games page around a rotating set of daily puzzles, including a crossword, a chess variant, a word tower and several original logic games. Everything is redrawn with proper typography and scored on speed as well as accuracy.
Each game has been rebuilt rather than reskinned, so even the crossword carries small interface fixes that make the standard version feel clumsy afterwards.
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Picked for a shared category and overlapping vibe, not for popularity.
nytimes.com
Sixteen words, four secret groups, four mistakes allowed
regexcrossword.com
Crosswords where every clue is a regular expression
play2048.co
Slide tiles, double numbers, lose an hour to one more go
humanbenchmark.com
Measure your reaction time against millions of strangers
lichess.org
Endless chess tactics drawn from real losing positions
minesweeper.online
Minesweeper with leaderboards and no Windows required