What Cookies Are
A cookie is a small text file a website stores in your browser, used to remember information between visits or between pages of the same visit — things like a saved preference, a login session, or an anonymous identifier used for measuring traffic. Cookies on their own can't access other files on your device or run programs; they just hold small pieces of data that a site can read back later.
Cookies This Site Uses
| Category | Purpose | Can you opt out? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Basic site function — remembering that you've seen a notice, keeping a page's layout state. | Not individually, though you can block all cookies in your browser at the cost of some features. |
| Analytics | Anonymous, aggregated traffic data — which pages get used, roughly how visitors found the site. | Yes, via browser settings or an opt-out extension. |
| Advertising | If ads are shown on this site, used for ad delivery, frequency limiting, and measurement. | Yes, via your browser or Google's Ads Settings page. |
| Preference | Remembering a setting you've chosen, like a dismissed banner, across visits. | Yes, clearing cookies resets these. |
None of the interactive tools on this site (solver, practice board, game analyzer) store your guesses in a cookie or send them to a server — they run entirely in your browser's memory for that session.
Third-Party Cookies
If this site uses Google Analytics, Google may set cookies to measure traffic and usage patterns; if it displays ads through a network like Google AdSense, that network and its partners may set their own cookies for ad delivery and measurement. These third parties operate under their own privacy and cookie policies, which we don't control — Google's cookie usage is described in its own privacy policy, available on google.com.
How to Manage Cookies
Every major browser lets you view, block, or delete cookies, generally through a privacy or security settings menu:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Safari: Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions
Blocking all cookies may affect how some pages behave, though the core content — hints, answers, and archive — will still load normally either way, since none of that content depends on cookies to display.
Changes to This Policy
If the cookies this site uses change — for example, if we add a new analytics or advertising provider — we'll update this page and the "last updated" date above. Questions about this policy can be sent through our contact page.