Play Emoji Game in News on Mac
In macOS 15.4 or later, Apple News+ subscribers can solve daily Emoji Game puzzles by completing words and phrases with emoji.
The object of this logic and word game is to complete several phrases with as few moves as possible. Each emoji may be interpreted directly, through association, or in combination with other emoji. When you attempt an answer or expand a clue, it counts as a move.
Note: Emoji Game puzzles are available in American English only in the U.S. and Canada on devices using iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS 15.4, or later. Apple News, Apple News+, and puzzles aren’t available in all countries or regions. See macOS Feature Availability.
Go to the News app
on your Mac.Click Puzzles in the sidebar, click Emoji Game, then click a puzzle to open it.
Do any of the following:
Try an answer: Consider the various definitions or associations for the emoji, then drag the most appropriate emoji (or group of emoji) to complete each word or phrase.
For example, a “pear” emoji 🍐 could complete “DISAP_ _ _ _,” but interpreted as “fruit” it could complete “_ _ _ _ _ FUL.”
Letters relating to emoji may appear nonconsecutively in an answer. For example, dragging an “earth” emoji 🌍 to “L_ _ _N _ _E ROPES” completes the phrase “learn the ropes.”
Interpret grouped emoji as a whole. For example, a single 🐠 could mean “fish,” while 🐠🐠🐠 might mean “school.”
Expand a clue: Click
. This counts as a move.Reveal answers: Click
, then click Reveal. The answers you didn’t find are shown. The puzzle doesn’t count in your Scoreboard stats and streaks.
Tip: Click , then choose How to Play to take a quick Emoji Game tutorial, or choose More Puzzles to open the Emoji Game feed.