Digits NYT
About Digits
Digits, one of the New York Times’ daily puzzles, looks innocent until you start playing. You get six numbers on the board and one big target number. Your job? Mash those six numbers together with addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division until you land on the target, or at least get close enough to earn some points.
The fun part is that you don’t have to use every number. Maybe you see a clean path using three of them, or maybe you burn through all six trying to piece it together. But watch out: the game won’t let you create fractions or negatives, so every move needs a bit of thought before you hit that button.
Scoring is straightforward. Nail the exact target and you earn the top reward. Miss it by just a few points and you’ll still get credit. Even if you’re 20 away, the game tosses you a star for effort. That “almost there” feeling is what keeps people replaying - it’s addictive in the best way.
What makes Digits different from most math puzzles is the freedom to experiment. You can start over, try new routes, or just see what happens if you multiply something wild. Sometimes the path is obvious, sometimes it’s messy, but the satisfaction of hitting the number is always the same.
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