While the first iOS 17.5 beta is slim on new features, there is one fun addition for Apple News+ subscribers: a daily word game called Quartiles. Quartiles tasks you with combining tiles to form words ...

‘Quartiles’ is Apple’s next attempt to take on the popular NYT Games, but it’s also one of the most headache-inducing word puzzles I’ve ever done. Reading time 5 minutes The next rendition of iOS 17 ...

It’s no understatement to say puzzles form the backbone of video games as a medium of entertainment. For me, it started with games like The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, in which dungeons ...

The game was included in the iOS 17.5 update, and Apple News Plus subscribers can play it now. Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, ...

Wordle is a popular word game that 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). After each guess, the ...

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

The game will be familiar to Scrabble or Words with Friends players, but the Times is adding a few twists of its own.