Behind the scenes

About TVtiles

TVtiles is a free daily puzzle for people who love television. Every day there’s a new grid of 16 tiles drawn from popular US and UK TV, and your job is to find the four hidden groups.

There’s no account to make and nothing to install. Your progress and streak stay in your own browser (see the privacy page for the details).

Every puzzle is fact-checked and test-solved before it goes live. Spotted a mistake, or have an idea for a group? Get in touch: dinegenerated@gmail.com

TVtiles is an independent fan project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by The New York Times, any TV network, studio or streaming service. Show titles, character names and other trademarks belong to their owners and are used for identification only.

The four levels

Every puzzle has one group at each difficulty. When you find a group it lights up in its level’s colour, with its own symbol.

  1. Cold OpenDifficulty 1 of 4The easiest group. A gentle warm-up.
  2. Prime TimeDifficulty 2 of 4A little harder. Peak viewing.
  3. Late NightDifficulty 3 of 4Getting sneaky. Read the tiles twice.
  4. Sign-OffDifficulty 4 of 4The trickiest link, often wordplay.