The Arcade Line
Find four groups of four.
Every grid, unlocked. Play whichever you want, in any order.
Today’s is ringed in purple.
Grid Lock is a free daily word-grouping puzzle from The Arcade Line, the games corner of The NYC Plug. Each grid hides four groups of four inside sixteen NYC-flavored tiles: bodega buys, neighborhood names, dispensary case staples, and wordplay that rewards local knowledge. A different grid takes the featured slot each day, and all 48 grids stay open to play whenever you like.
Yes. Grid Lock is free to play in your browser, with no download and no signup. It is part of The NYC Plug arcade, a site for adults 21 and over.
No. There is no account and no login. Your solves, misses, and half-finished grids are saved in your browser, so your progress is waiting the next time you open the game on the same device.
Yes. One grid takes the featured slot each day, but every one of the 48 grids is unlocked from day one. Tap All grids to play any of them, in any order, whenever you want.
More from The Arcade Line: try Echo or Do You Know NYC?, or browse every game in the arcade.
One grid a day. About two minutes.
Sixteen tiles. Four hidden groups of four. Tap four tiles that belong together, then hit Submit.
You get four swipes. Every wrong guess costs one.