Looks like you can play Lingo (the original name of the game) at www.lingolingolingo.com

I only just looked it up, so I’m not sure if it ends up repeating a lot of the puzzles or not.

Try changing your DNS resolver and to dns.adguard.com or use airplane mode before opening the app.

I deleted the games app quite a while ago and now I just use safari. I haven’t noticed any lack of features and it doesn’t drain my battery like their shitty app. AdGuard and NextDNS seem to block all the NYT ads just fine that way too.

If you’re on mobile, the NYT Games app doesn’t have ads – at least not yet.