They are all webviews (except the crossword) now, so they're limited to what they can figure out in JS/CSS. That said, it could definitely be better even within those constraints.

Spelling Bee UX got noticeably worse when they switched it. Little things, like if you switch in and out of the app (say, using the official hints page), it ignores your first tap now.

Jumping on this thread to also highlight my main NY Times Games gripe: the Wordle keyboard will double register the same letter if you tap a neighbouring letter straight after. It's like the tap target area grows briefly after tapping a letter.

Example, I'll type "HYPER" and end up with "HHPEE".