Here are 10 other puzzle games you can play now for a fun challenge. You can play Connections on any web browser but you need a New York Times subscription (which starts at $1 a week) to play. Strands is another New York Times-owned puzzle but this game resembles a word search more so than Wordle and Connections.

A gentle daily puzzle is quietly becoming the most joyful part of my morning routine​ and reminds me that not every win needs to be epic

Where did Wordle come from? Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of pe