NYT Games Buddy

About

Elevate your NYT Games experience with the ultimate companion suite.

NYT Games Buddy is a lightweight, powerful Chrome extension designed to provide helpful tools and analysis for your favorite puzzles without spoiling the fun. Whether you're stuck on a tricky "Word, in Location" crossword clue or trying to group tiles in Connections, we’ve got you covered.

✨ Featured Tools by Game:

🔤 Crossword Assistant

Context Search: Instant, resizable Google Search overlay pre-filled with your active clue.
Grid-Aware Synonyms: Highlight a phrase to find synonyms. Our tool reads your live grid (e.g., S___R) to filter results by exact character constraints!
Live Translator: Automatically detects foreign language or location clues and provides a one-click translation.

🧵 Strands Annotator

Draw Mode: Plan your paths visually directly on the board.
Dual Colors: Use Yellow or Blue highlights to differentiate potential words.
Eraser Tool: Quickly remove individual marks without clearing your whole board.

🔗 Connections Helper

Synonym Analysis: New! Find overlapping meanings among all 16 words on the board to discover hidden groups.
Mistake Tracker: Automatically records your incorrect guesses to prevent duplicates.
Draw & Group: Color-code tiles to plan your categories before you commit.

🟩 Wordle Warning

Letter Protection: Get a gentle warning if you’re about to submit a word containing letters you’ve already eliminated or misplaced.

🐝 Spelling Bee Pangram Helper

Hidden Hints: Access 7+ letter word clues sourced directly from the NYT API, kept hidden until you're ready to reveal them.

🎲 Pips (Tiles) Helper

Tile Analysis: Real-time dot frequency and adjacency statistics to help you manage the tray pool.

🛡️ Why NYT Games Buddy?
Privacy First: We don't track your data or game history. Everything stays on your local machine.
Central Control: Toggle individual game modules on or off with a single click in the toolbar.
Modern Design: A premium, non-intrusive interface that matches the NYT aesthetic.

How to Use:
1.Click the extension icon in your toolbar to open the Control Panel.
2.Toggle your favorite game tools ON.
3.Navigate to any NYT Game page — your tools will activate automatically!
(Note: Changes to toggles take effect on page reload)