Zorse Lives On: NYT Beta Game Archive & Last Puzzle

NYT Zorse Beta Has Ended – But We Want to Keep the Fun Alive!

The New York Times officially ended its beta game, Zorse, on January 12th, 2025, leaving fans of this clever phrase mash-up wanting more. While the game is no longer active, you can still explore the full archive of past puzzles right here.

Check back soon for updates—we can’t wait to share what’s next!

What is Zorse?

Zorse was an exciting phrase-guessing game from The New York Times, available in its beta phase exclusively in Canada. It challenged players to decipher clever mashups of two phrases, blending wordplay and logic for a unique and mentally stimulating puzzle experience. Sadly, Zorse was retired on January 12th, 2025, leaving many fans disappointed. It was part of NYT's expanding portfolio of digital puzzles, offering something fresh for those who enjoy thinking outside the box. Although the game has ended, we continue to celebrate Zorse’s clever design and creativity.

How to Play Zorse

Objective

In Zorse, your goal was to figure out a clever mash-up phrase that combined two separate phrases into one. The clue at the top of the screen would hint at both components of the combined phrase. The twist? One or more words from each phrase overlapped to form the mash-up. For example, "Man of few words" + "Words of wisdom" gives you "Manoffewwordsofwisdom."

Clues

To help solve the phrase, players could tap a square to reveal a letter. With 5 reveals available, each would show that letter in every spot it appeared. The challenge was to guess the phrase before using all the reveals!

Submit

Once ready, players could tap "Enter a Phrase" to submit their guess. Each player only got one shot, with the answer revealed afterward.

Zorse Scores

The score was represented by ranks—🐴🦓🐎🏇🎠🦄—ranging from "Nice" to "Perfect," based on how many reveals you used. Players aimed for "Perfect" by using fewer reveals!

Explore All Past Zorse Puzzles

Since its launch on October 8, 2024, Zorse featured daily mash-up puzzles. Although the game has ended, fans can still revisit the fun with the full archive of past puzzles below.