CNN Games
edition.cnn.com
A small set of daily word, number and picture puzzles from the CNN news site
Details gathered automatically and checked on 14 November 2026. How sites are assessed

About CNN Games
CNN Games is the puzzle section of the CNN news website. It offers a short list of games: a news-themed daily crossword, Jumble, a jigsaw called Photo Shuffle, Sudoku, Sudoblock, a geography challenge called Where on Earth and a weekly news quiz. The games are free, and a sign-in option is available on the wider site. Most are quick puzzles that suit a short break between reading the news.
Games to try
- Daily Crossword
- Jumble Crossword
- Photo Shuffle
- Sudoblock
- Where on Earth
How the advertising was measured
An automated visit on 14 November 2026, from the UK, at desktop and phone size, loading the home page and one game page. Levels are estimates: ads change from visit to visit.
- Ad networks loading
- Amazon Publisher Services, Google Ad Manager / AdSense, Outbrain, Prebid / header bidding
- Ad slots counted
- 0
- First screen covered by ads
- 0%
- Full-screen (interstitial) ads
- Not seen
- Video ads
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- Sound or video playing on arrival
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Listed since 14 November 2026. Last checked 14 November 2026. Details are gathered automatically from the site itself; anything we couldn't confirm is shown as "Not yet assessed".
Pages checked
- edition.cnn.com/games (14 November 2026)
- edition.cnn.com/play/daily-crossword (14 November 2026)
- edition.cnn.com/about (14 November 2026)