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Life & fun · May 27, 2022

XW Stats

Personalized and global statistics for NYT crossword puzzles

XW Stats launched on May 27, 2022 with 62 votes, #698 of 2,942 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.

What it does

XW Stats allows New York Times crossword solvers to link their account and get automatic statistics and downloads of their solve data. Track your progress as you get better at solving, see how other users fared on the puzzle, and more. And it's free!

Detailed statistics and CSV download of New York Times crossword puzzle solves. Connect your New York Times account and get a personalized view of your crossword solving performance over time. See average crossword solve times, your fastest constructors, a calendar view, and more. You can even download all of your solve history as a CSV for your own analysis.

See advanced statistics of your solves for every day of the week. Median solve time, number of squares checked/revealed, daily solve rates, and more. You can also compare to your rolling average to see if you're improving or not. See a calendar view of various solve data. View your solve times, puzzle completions, and performance improvement in a handy monthly calendar view. Switch the data displayed on the calendar between solve time, adjusted solve time, and checked square counts. See your "adjusted" solve times, which include penalties for squares that are checked and revealed. This custom statistic allows you to compare solve performance across puzzles you were able to complete with and…from xwstats.com

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