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Sorting four things into groups is somehow a whole genre now. I added three new picks to our list of the best games like Connections. 15 total.
playlin.io/like/connections
playlin.io/like/connections
The 15 best games like Connections (Updated 2026) | Playlin
Connections is one puzzle a day. This is fifteen.
playlin.io
September 9, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Sorting four things into groups is somehow a whole genre now. I added three new picks to our list of the best games like Connections. 15 total.
playlin.io/like/connections
playlin.io/like/connections
Linda Holmes wrote up ten daily games at npr this morning and credited the bluesky folks who sent her the recommendations, which is still the best way these lists get made.
Put all ten on one page (plus a few of my own picks), each one linked to the game.
playlin.io/collections/...
Put all ten on one page (plus a few of my own picks), each one linked to the game.
playlin.io/collections/...
September 5, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Linda Holmes wrote up ten daily games at npr this morning and credited the bluesky folks who sent her the recommendations, which is still the best way these lists get made.
Put all ten on one page (plus a few of my own picks), each one linked to the game.
playlin.io/collections/...
Put all ten on one page (plus a few of my own picks), each one linked to the game.
playlin.io/collections/...
The Playlin 40 · Chart #15 · Week of August 17, 2026
#1 Number Waffle
#2 Krillion (▲1)
#3 Songless (▼1)
#4 Vexle
#5 4 × 3
#6 Poople
··· 31 games in between ···
#38 Wordle (▼3)
#39 Ribbit (NEW)
#40 Reunion (▼6)
playlin.io/charts
#1 Number Waffle
#2 Krillion (▲1)
#3 Songless (▼1)
#4 Vexle
#5 4 × 3
#6 Poople
··· 31 games in between ···
#38 Wordle (▼3)
#39 Ribbit (NEW)
#40 Reunion (▼6)
playlin.io/charts
August 17, 2026 at 1:05 PM
The Playlin 40 · Chart #15 · Week of August 17, 2026
#1 Number Waffle
#2 Krillion (▲1)
#3 Songless (▼1)
#4 Vexle
#5 4 × 3
#6 Poople
··· 31 games in between ···
#38 Wordle (▼3)
#39 Ribbit (NEW)
#40 Reunion (▼6)
playlin.io/charts
#1 Number Waffle
#2 Krillion (▲1)
#3 Songless (▼1)
#4 Vexle
#5 4 × 3
#6 Poople
··· 31 games in between ···
#38 Wordle (▼3)
#39 Ribbit (NEW)
#40 Reunion (▼6)
playlin.io/charts
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Ready for the CoffeeFirst app? We are!
Get it now by following these steps: coffeefirst.games/add-to-home-...
Get it now by following these steps: coffeefirst.games/add-to-home-...
July 21, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Ready for the CoffeeFirst app? We are!
Get it now by following these steps: coffeefirst.games/add-to-home-...
Get it now by following these steps: coffeefirst.games/add-to-home-...
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There are 26 new #TiledWords player puzzles available!
I just got back from vacation a few days ago and am catching up on publishing them. There are some great new ones!
Check them all out here:
tiledwords.com/player-puzzles/
I just got back from vacation a few days ago and am catching up on publishing them. There are some great new ones!
Check them all out here:
tiledwords.com/player-puzzles/
tiledwords.com
July 17, 2026 at 3:50 AM
There are 26 new #TiledWords player puzzles available!
I just got back from vacation a few days ago and am catching up on publishing them. There are some great new ones!
Check them all out here:
tiledwords.com/player-puzzles/
I just got back from vacation a few days ago and am catching up on publishing them. There are some great new ones!
Check them all out here:
tiledwords.com/player-puzzles/
Our latest featured maker is Stephen Cassilo, creator of @glyph.today, the daily word game where you decode a word hidden inside a single dense stack of glyphs.
Read the full feature at playlin.io/features
Read the full feature at playlin.io/features
June 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Our latest featured maker is Stephen Cassilo, creator of @glyph.today, the daily word game where you decode a word hidden inside a single dense stack of glyphs.
Read the full feature at playlin.io/features
Read the full feature at playlin.io/features
Meet the makers: a new editorial feature on Playlin. Our latest featured maker is @haul-pebert.bsky.social, creator of Tiled Words, and it was a blast chatting with Paul about the puzzle's origin story. Read full feature at playlin.io/features/pau...
How Tiled Words Got Made (Mostly After Bedtime)
Discover and explore curated web games with Playlin. Your gateway to unique and exciting games, all in one place.
playlin.io
May 21, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Meet the makers: a new editorial feature on Playlin. Our latest featured maker is @haul-pebert.bsky.social, creator of Tiled Words, and it was a blast chatting with Paul about the puzzle's origin story. Read full feature at playlin.io/features/pau...
Thrilled to have Paul featured on Playlin. Puzzle players and creators will find our 'meet the makers' convo a good read. And if you haven't played Paul's game Tiled Words yet, give it a try today, it's a lot of fun!
It was really fun chatting with Craig at @playlin.io about #TiledWords
We got into the game's origins, how my wife and I make the puzzles together, some of my favorite little details and more.
You can read the whole conversation here:
playlin.io/features/paul-hebert/
#GameDev #IndieDev #Puzzle
We got into the game's origins, how my wife and I make the puzzles together, some of my favorite little details and more.
You can read the whole conversation here:
playlin.io/features/paul-hebert/
#GameDev #IndieDev #Puzzle
How Tiled Words Got Made (Mostly After Bedtime)
Discover and explore curated web games with Playlin. Your gateway to unique and exciting games, all in one place.
playlin.io
May 19, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Thrilled to have Paul featured on Playlin. Puzzle players and creators will find our 'meet the makers' convo a good read. And if you haven't played Paul's game Tiled Words yet, give it a try today, it's a lot of fun!
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Glyph Guilds are live! 🏰
- Compete in weekly tournaments with your friends!
- Track your guilds daily results
- New achievements, new username system and more!
Check it out today!
- Compete in weekly tournaments with your friends!
- Track your guilds daily results
- New achievements, new username system and more!
Check it out today!
April 23, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Glyph Guilds are live! 🏰
- Compete in weekly tournaments with your friends!
- Track your guilds daily results
- New achievements, new username system and more!
Check it out today!
- Compete in weekly tournaments with your friends!
- Track your guilds daily results
- New achievements, new username system and more!
Check it out today!
Meet the makers: a new editorial feature on Playlin. Our first featured maker is Ben Ringel, creator of Yearbook, the daily year-guessing puzzle. Ben shares what sparked Yearbook and how it became a bit of a curiosity engine. Read it in full at playlin.io/features.
May 14, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Meet the makers: a new editorial feature on Playlin. Our first featured maker is Ben Ringel, creator of Yearbook, the daily year-guessing puzzle. Ben shares what sparked Yearbook and how it became a bit of a curiosity engine. Read it in full at playlin.io/features.
Found this in the wild. Love people's dedication to games 🥰
This is Number Waffle, a newer game!
This is Number Waffle, a newer game!
April 24, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Found this in the wild. Love people's dedication to games 🥰
This is Number Waffle, a newer game!
This is Number Waffle, a newer game!
Took a break between curations to add a way to highlight games that are getting noticed on social to the Playlin homepage.
April 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Took a break between curations to add a way to highlight games that are getting noticed on social to the Playlin homepage.
Going back to the basics today. Creating some badges to support games featured on Playlin.
April 10, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Going back to the basics today. Creating some badges to support games featured on Playlin.
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I'm working on adding profile pages to #TiledWords. Is there a stat you would want to see on your profile?
#GameDev #IndieDev #Puzzles
#GameDev #IndieDev #Puzzles
April 10, 2026 at 5:25 AM
I'm working on adding profile pages to #TiledWords. Is there a stat you would want to see on your profile?
#GameDev #IndieDev #Puzzles
#GameDev #IndieDev #Puzzles
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Hey #TiledWords players!
I'm adding support for player logins and it's almost ready. I need beta testers to help me test it out!
If you're interested, please DM me your email! I'll be reaching out sometime in the next week with more details!
I'm adding support for player logins and it's almost ready. I need beta testers to help me test it out!
If you're interested, please DM me your email! I'll be reaching out sometime in the next week with more details!
March 29, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Hey #TiledWords players!
I'm adding support for player logins and it's almost ready. I need beta testers to help me test it out!
If you're interested, please DM me your email! I'll be reaching out sometime in the next week with more details!
I'm adding support for player logins and it's almost ready. I need beta testers to help me test it out!
If you're interested, please DM me your email! I'll be reaching out sometime in the next week with more details!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Looking for a little extra luck today? 🍀 Put down the four-leaf clover and fire up these emerald-tinted challenges.
Play the Lucky Green Games collection at playlin.io
Play the Lucky Green Games collection at playlin.io
March 17, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Looking for a little extra luck today? 🍀 Put down the four-leaf clover and fire up these emerald-tinted challenges.
Play the Lucky Green Games collection at playlin.io
Play the Lucky Green Games collection at playlin.io
Waffle's got it all: great gameplay, solidly enjoyable, and a beautiful design 🤩
playlin.io/game/waffle
playlin.io/game/waffle
March 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Waffle's got it all: great gameplay, solidly enjoyable, and a beautiful design 🤩
playlin.io/game/waffle
playlin.io/game/waffle
Matrix games are notoriously difficult to make universally appealing, but WordGrid by @clevergoat.com does just that.
playlin.io/game/word-grid
playlin.io/game/word-grid
March 15, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Matrix games are notoriously difficult to make universally appealing, but WordGrid by @clevergoat.com does just that.
playlin.io/game/word-grid
playlin.io/game/word-grid
Always look forward to this one dropping. Great theme today !
This is one of my favorite Tiled Words themes in a while. Can you find all of the invertebrates in the puzzle?
tiledwords.com/puzzles/2026...
#TiledWords #Puzzles #WordGames #Wordle
tiledwords.com/puzzles/2026...
#TiledWords #Puzzles #WordGames #Wordle
Tiled Words
A daily word puzzle with a twist
tiledwords.com
March 14, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Always look forward to this one dropping. Great theme today !
In MapTap, you tap the map (😆) as close as possible to the prompted world city on the 3D globe. Easy, right??
playlin.io/game/map-tap
playlin.io/game/map-tap
March 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
In MapTap, you tap the map (😆) as close as possible to the prompted world city on the 3D globe. Easy, right??
playlin.io/game/map-tap
playlin.io/game/map-tap
WhichWay unleashes your inner geography knowledge that you didn't even know you had!
playlin.io/game/which-way
playlin.io/game/which-way
March 13, 2026 at 2:50 PM
WhichWay unleashes your inner geography knowledge that you didn't even know you had!
playlin.io/game/which-way
playlin.io/game/which-way
Behind every great daily game is a creator who deserves an audience. 🏆 We're sharing every winner and runner-up of the 2025 Playlin Awards to help connect players with the games they'll love.
See the list: playlin.io/awards/2025
See the list: playlin.io/awards/2025
March 12, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Behind every great daily game is a creator who deserves an audience. 🏆 We're sharing every winner and runner-up of the 2025 Playlin Awards to help connect players with the games they'll love.
See the list: playlin.io/awards/2025
See the list: playlin.io/awards/2025
Still wrapping my head around why this non-daily game is in our top 5 most-played.
It's NYT Connections on extreme mode. "Make 45 groups of 45!" Look at the scale of this grid.
Who is actually finishing this?! Screenshot if you do!
playlin.io/game/45-by-4...
It's NYT Connections on extreme mode. "Make 45 groups of 45!" Look at the scale of this grid.
Who is actually finishing this?! Screenshot if you do!
playlin.io/game/45-by-4...
45 by 45 Connections
Combine clues two at a time to form valid connections across 45 groups.
playlin.io
March 11, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Still wrapping my head around why this non-daily game is in our top 5 most-played.
It's NYT Connections on extreme mode. "Make 45 groups of 45!" Look at the scale of this grid.
Who is actually finishing this?! Screenshot if you do!
playlin.io/game/45-by-4...
It's NYT Connections on extreme mode. "Make 45 groups of 45!" Look at the scale of this grid.
Who is actually finishing this?! Screenshot if you do!
playlin.io/game/45-by-4...
Cinematrix by @vulture.com is a movie lovers dream game in a crisp matrix/grid format.
playlin.io/game/cinemat...
playlin.io/game/cinemat...
March 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Cinematrix by @vulture.com is a movie lovers dream game in a crisp matrix/grid format.
playlin.io/game/cinemat...
playlin.io/game/cinemat...