Question 1

What is the Crossplay Helper?

Accepted Answer

It is a free planning aid for the New York Times word game Crossplay. You lay out the 15 by 15 board and your rack, and it checks every word against the dictionary and suggests the highest-scoring legal plays.

Question 2

Is this an official New York Times tool?

Accepted Answer

No. This is an independent, fan-made helper. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to The New York Times.

Question 3

Which dictionary does it use?

Accepted Answer

The NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the official tournament word list for Scrabble in the United States and Canada, with 196,601 words.

Question 4

How does it pick the best plays?

Accepted Answer

It searches every legal placement of your rack tiles against the current board, scores each one including premium squares, cross-words, and the 50-point bonus for using all seven tiles, then ranks them.

Question 5

Does it cost anything or need an account?

Accepted Answer

No. It is completely free, needs no sign-up, and runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.