What is a daily game?
The definition I am using
A daily game here is a small puzzle in the browser that publishes a new challenge on a repeating schedule and then waits. Wordle is the clearest case: one five-letter word, six tries, a shared day, published by The New York Times since it left Josh Wardle's original 2021 release. Worldle does the same shape with a country. Bandle does it with a song.
The same two words also attract lottery pages ("daily game numbers") and sports schedules ("game day"). Those are different intents. This site does not publish draw results or fixtures. The comparison guide names the collisions.
What I checked
When I say I played a daily on 30 September 2026, I mean I opened a puzzle homepage or a Wordle print-date file. I do not mean I checked a scoreboard.
Questions
Is Wordle a daily game?
Yes. One shared word per print date.
Is a crossword a daily game?
When a paper publishes one on a schedule, yes. The LA Times and the Guardian are the examples I can cite.