NYTGameTools

An F# API for various NYT word games. Comes with a script that generates a Markdown report with the current day's solutions.

Example

#load "NYTG.fsx"
open NYTG

open System

let printGame (res: Result<Wordle.Game,'a>) =
    let game = res |> Result.assertOk
    printfn
        "Wordle %s\nBy %s\nSolution: '%s'\n"
        (game.Info.PrintDate.ToShortDateString())
        game.Info.Editor
        game.Solution

// Run on 12/31/2024
Wordle.getCurrentGame ()
|> printGame

DateTime.Parse "12/30/2024"
|> Wordle.getGame
|> printGame

Wordle 12/31/2024
By Tracy Bennett
Solution: 'lemur'

Wordle 12/30/2024
By Tracy Bennett
Solution: 'stare'

How to use

Each supported game is defined in a module that has these methods. Of these, you probably want getCurrentGame or, if the game supports it, getGame.

• getRaw: Gets a raw unparsed JSON string description of the puzzle from NYT. Usually contains unneccessary data that are ignored when parsed.
• parse: Parses the raw JSON string into a structured type that better represents the actual puzzle information and is easier to work with in F#.
• getCurrentGame: Gets a description of the puzzle for the system's current date. All games provide this.
• getGame: Gets a description of the puzzle on a specific date. Not all games currently provide this due to technical limitations.

Supported Games

• Connections
• Connections: Sports Edition
• Letter Boxed
  • getGame not supported.
• Spelling Bee
  • getGame not supported.
• Strands
• Sudoko
  • getGame not supported.
• The Crossword
  • getGame not supported.
• The Mini
  • getGame not supported.
• Wordle

Unsupported Games

• Tiles
  • Not word-based.
  • Appears to generate puzzles on demand rather than fetch premade puzzles.

Future plans

• Figure out how to access archived games for the following:
  • Letter Boxed
  • Spelling Bee
  • The Crossword
  • The Mini
  • Sudoku (if it has them)