Puzzle Mania!: Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, Minis and More!
From New York Times Games, home of Wordle and Connections, comes a collection that transforms your favorite digital games into a beautifully designed book that's perfect for solo play, family game night, or gifting to puzzle-obsessed friends.

Puzzle Mania! tops this year's best gift guides:
  • Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year
  • The Strategist, NY Mag
  • The Associated Press
  • Featured on the TODAY show


Whether you're new to puzzles or never miss a Saturday crossword, Puzzle Mania! is a joyful workout for your brain and an invitation to friendly (or not-so-friendly) competition.

This premium collection features exclusive content you won't find anywhere else, thoughtfully curated by NYT Games lead editor Joel Fagliano.

Inside you'll discover:
  • Never-before-seen spins on popular digital games like Spelling Bee and Connections
  • A Mega Crossword with two sets of clues (easy and hard)
  • Joel's hand-picked selection of his favorite-ever NYT Mini Crosswords
  • Unique brain benders, logic puzzles and trivia categories
  • And so. much. Wordle.

With a beautifully designed lay-flat format perfect for marking up, this collection offers new challenges as your skills develop. Whether you're treating yourself to a screen-free puzzle ritual, looking for the perfect gift for the Wordle player who texts you their score every morning, or need something to keep everyone entertained at holiday gatherings—Puzzle Mania! delivers.
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Puzzle Mania!: Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, Minis and More!
From New York Times Games, home of Wordle and Connections, comes a collection that transforms your favorite digital games into a beautifully designed book that's perfect for solo play, family game night, or gifting to puzzle-obsessed friends.

Puzzle Mania! tops this year's best gift guides:
  • Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year
  • The Strategist, NY Mag
  • The Associated Press
  • Featured on the TODAY show


Whether you're new to puzzles or never miss a Saturday crossword, Puzzle Mania! is a joyful workout for your brain and an invitation to friendly (or not-so-friendly) competition.

This premium collection features exclusive content you won't find anywhere else, thoughtfully curated by NYT Games lead editor Joel Fagliano.

Inside you'll discover:
  • Never-before-seen spins on popular digital games like Spelling Bee and Connections
  • A Mega Crossword with two sets of clues (easy and hard)
  • Joel's hand-picked selection of his favorite-ever NYT Mini Crosswords
  • Unique brain benders, logic puzzles and trivia categories
  • And so. much. Wordle.

With a beautifully designed lay-flat format perfect for marking up, this collection offers new challenges as your skills develop. Whether you're treating yourself to a screen-free puzzle ritual, looking for the perfect gift for the Wordle player who texts you their score every morning, or need something to keep everyone entertained at holiday gatherings—Puzzle Mania! delivers.
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Puzzle Mania!: Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, Minis and More!

Puzzle Mania!: Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, Minis and More!

by The New York Times Games, Joel Fagliano
Puzzle Mania!: Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, Minis and More!

Puzzle Mania!: Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, Minis and More!

by The New York Times Games, Joel Fagliano

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Overview

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Puzzlers, gamers, Wordle-heads and crossword fiends — meet your new obsession. This invigorating compendium of mental glee and stimulation from puzzle-making masterminds is a guaranteed good time for you and your brain.

From New York Times Games, home of Wordle and Connections, comes a collection that transforms your favorite digital games into a beautifully designed book that's perfect for solo play, family game night, or gifting to puzzle-obsessed friends.

Puzzle Mania! tops this year's best gift guides:
  • Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year
  • The Strategist, NY Mag
  • The Associated Press
  • Featured on the TODAY show


Whether you're new to puzzles or never miss a Saturday crossword, Puzzle Mania! is a joyful workout for your brain and an invitation to friendly (or not-so-friendly) competition.

This premium collection features exclusive content you won't find anywhere else, thoughtfully curated by NYT Games lead editor Joel Fagliano.

Inside you'll discover:
  • Never-before-seen spins on popular digital games like Spelling Bee and Connections
  • A Mega Crossword with two sets of clues (easy and hard)
  • Joel's hand-picked selection of his favorite-ever NYT Mini Crosswords
  • Unique brain benders, logic puzzles and trivia categories
  • And so. much. Wordle.

With a beautifully designed lay-flat format perfect for marking up, this collection offers new challenges as your skills develop. Whether you're treating yourself to a screen-free puzzle ritual, looking for the perfect gift for the Wordle player who texts you their score every morning, or need something to keep everyone entertained at holiday gatherings—Puzzle Mania! delivers.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798893310481
Publisher: Authors Equity
Publication date: 10/21/2025
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 8.10(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

New York Times Games engages players of all skill levels, releasing brand-new puzzles through its app and website every day. Beginning with the launch of the Crossword in 1942, and later adding the Mini Crossword, Spelling Bee, Wordle, Connections, Strands, and others, Games delights millions with its portfolio of word and logic puzzles, which can be found at nyt.com/crosswords.

Joel Fagliano is a lead puzzle editor at The New York Times. He is the creator of the Mini Crossword, which has appeared daily in the Times’ Games app since 2014. Joel lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two children.

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