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New NYT Games Feature Will Let Fans Play Wordle Against Celebs Laufey, Lola Tung, Chris Perfetti, Luann de Lesseps and Sonja Morgan (EXCLUSIVE)
The New York Times Games app debuted a new leaderboard feature last month that allows users to check their performance against friends.
Now, the makers of Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee and the Mini Crossword are giving players a chance to compare their scores with some of NYT Games ‘ “most dedicated celebrity puzzlers.” The multi-game leaderboard feature first rolled out on April 22 and, “without getting into specific numbers,” NYT Games senior product manager Ian Hipschman tells Variety the team is “really happy with the engagement on the Friends tab.” Hipschman says one of the tricky parts of creating a multi-game leader board was the fact that the Mini Crossword has been around since 2014 — but Connections, World and Spelling Bee all entered the NYT Games group after that.
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