The newest sports trivia game’s twist makes it a must-play each day

Nypost · May 16, 2026 · 128 words · By Mike Vaccaro

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You don’t need another time-suck in your day.

Why it matters

You already have Immaculate Grid for baseball, and basketball, and football.

Common ground

If you’re old-school, still own a pen and some self-confidence, there’s the daily crossword puzzle.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “You already have Wordle.”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm Wordle is an existing web-based word game created by Josh Wardle and acquired by The New York Times.

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web search NEUTRAL — Wordle is a web-based word game created and developed by the Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle. In the game, players have six attempts to guess a five-letter word, receiving feedback through colored…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordle

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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Times has bought this game from Josh. And currently, they have no plan to get any charge or execute any subscription plan. The New York Times said, "Wordle would initially remain free to …
https://typing-mentor-next.vercel.app/articles/what-is-wordl…

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web search NEUTRAL — And, that is when Wordle came into the picture. This game is an exact synonym of an oxymoron, the most demanded game that doesn’t aim at demanding much of its user’s attention.
https://medium.com/@languageshakespearean/wordle-the-word-ga…

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Claim 2: “there’s Sudoku.”

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Multiple independent sources confirm Sudoku is an existing game available via Web Sudoku, Sudoku.com, and The New York Times.

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web search NEUTRAL — Play unlimited sudoku puzzles online. Four levels from Easy to Evil. Compatible with all browsers, tablets and phones including iPhone, iPad and Android.
https://www.websudoku.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Play free Sudoku online from Easy to Expert level on Sudoku.com. Select a difficulty level of a web sudoku puzzle to challenge yourself and enjoy the game!
https://sudoku.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — 17 hours ago · This popular logic puzzle is a numbers game, minus the math.
https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/sudoku

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Claim 3: “It’s called Geo Sports”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated search results (Wikipedia general info, Roblox, and IsThereAnyDeal) and does not mention a game called 'Geo Sports'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.There are no small contributions: every edit counts, every donation co…
https://www.wikipedia.org/

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web search NEUTRAL — In this video, I tried playing all of the most popular Tower Defense games Roblox has to offer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SLi_23fFNE

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web search NEUTRAL — Help others discover awesome game deals at the hottest prices. If you find a great deal, let others know by heating it up on the game page!
https://isthereanydeal.com/

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Claim 4: “You already have Immaculate Grid for baseball, and basketball, and football.”

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Multiple sources confirm Immaculate Grid is a sports trivia game. While the evidence explicitly mentions baseball and general 'sports' (which encompasses basketball and football), the existence of the game as a sports trivia grid is corroborated across different platforms.

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web search NEUTRAL — It came from baseball. Immaculate Grid was created by a software developer from Atlanta called Brian Minter, and was inspired by the concept of the “immaculate inning”. This is when a pitcher strikes …
https://www.fullonsport.co.uk/immaculate-grid-the-game-every…

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web search NEUTRAL — Immaculate Grid Game Rules (The Catch / The Trap)🧩 You are given a 3×3 grid.↔️ Columns and rows each define a category (e.g., teams, awards).
https://dlegames.org/game/immaculate-grid

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web search NEUTRAL — Immaculate Grid is a daily Sports Reference trivia game. In this game, you'll need to use a 3x3 grid of information to determine whether players fit each of the predetermined criteria. You get nine tr…
https://octordlegame.io/immaculate-grid

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Claim 5: “you can find the daily five-question sports/geography quiz at geosports.app/play”

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The provided evidence for this claim is completely irrelevant, discussing 21st Mortgage Corporation instead of the specified URL or quiz.

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web search NEUTRAL — Contact information for our business departments, customer service, retailers, manufacturers, mortgage brokers, loan applications, insurance agency and more.
https://www.21stmortgage.com/web/21stsite.nsf/contactUs

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web search NEUTRAL — 21st Mortgage Corporation is a full service lender specializing in manufactured and mobile home loans. We originate and service a variety of loans to borrowers from manufactured home retailers, mortga…
https://www.21stmortgage.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — 21st Mortgage is the largest manufactured and mobile home lender in the USA. Learn about loan programs and retailers avaiable in each state.
https://www.21strepos.com/web/21stSite.nsf/allStates.html

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Claim 6: “there’s the daily crossword puzzle.”

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Multiple independent sources (NYT, Dictionary.com, The Independent) confirm the existence of daily crossword puzzles.

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web search NEUTRAL — Keep your mind sharp by making The Crossword part of your daily routine.In 2014, we introduced the Mini Crossword — followed by Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed, Tiles, Wordle, Connections and more. We stri…
https://www.nytimes.com/crosswords/game/daily

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web search NEUTRAL — Play the daily crossword puzzle from Dictionary.com. Featuring a new puzzle every day! Learn new words and grow your vocabulary while solving the daily puzzle. For Crossword help, clues and answers, c…
https://www.dictionary.com/games/crossword

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web search NEUTRAL — How to Play Daily Crossword. Playing Daily Crossword is fun and easy. To start playing, choose the crossword for the day. Select one from earlier in the week if you want to be adventurous. After choos…
https://puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/daily-crossword

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Claim 7: “You already have Connections and Strands.”

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Multiple independent sources, including The New York Times and Dazed, confirm that Connections and Strands are existing games in the NYT collection.

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web search NEUTRAL — About New York Times Games. Since the launch of the Crossword in 1942, The Times has captivated solvers by providing engaging word and logic games. In 2014, we introduced the Mini Crossword — followed…
https://www.nytimes.com/games/connections

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web search NEUTRAL — A few years later, we proudly acquired Wordle and added Connections and Strands to our collection.The Latest From Games. Crossplay is our first-ever 2-player word game app — players take turns buildin…
https://www.nytco.com/games/

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web search NEUTRAL — In reality, they’re probably playing a word association game called Connections. If you’re unfamiliar, the game presents players with a wall of 16 different words and tasks them with sorting the words…
https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/62601/1/ar…

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