Can YOU beat the average GuessWord puzzler’s time… and what does it take to be in America’s top 5% fastest players? Find out the secrets of the mystery word game taking the U.S. by storm

The average GuessWord player takes less than three minutes to solve the puzzle. Can you beat him?

DailyMail.com has launched its FREE new puzzle page this month, packed with number and word puzzles, quizzes and crosswords.

GuessWord has quickly become a fan favorite, with readers across the country rushing to identify the six-letter mystery word in record time.

But data shows that every second counts.

The top 5 percent of players complete the game in less than a minute, while the average is 2 minutes and 40 seconds.

On average, only 1 percent of players can complete the puzzle in less than 30 seconds. At the other end of the spectrum, only 7 percent need more than six minutes.

Thousands of readers enjoyed GuessWord this weekend: the Ny Breaking’s variation on the popular five-letter guessing game

GuessWord gives players six chances to find a five-letter word, discovering which letters and where they appear along the way.

But players must be strategic to avoid running out of guesses, and the longer it takes to find the mysterious word, the lower they fall on the leaderboards, which can be viewed after each game.

Among the dozens of quizzes and word puzzles in DailyMail.com’s FREE new puzzle section are a host of addictive number games to test your logic.

In addition to the Japanese flagship Sudoku, there are a number of others such as Futoshiki, Hidato, KenKen, Suguru and Suko.

Unlike crossword puzzles and word-based games, number puzzles are popular among people who want to test their logical thinking and not their knowledge or vocabulary.

Also in the number puzzle section are different interpretations of Sudoku – including Killer Sudoku, Mini Sudoku, Sudoku

Sudoku Ultra is the most user-friendly application of the classic numbers game, allowing players to enter possible values ​​into any empty box and easily wipe them away once a final selection has been made.

Among the dozens of quizzes and word puzzles in DailyMail.com’s new puzzle section are a host of logic and number games

MasterQuiz, Mindbender and Quick Quiz are multiple choice quizzes available for free in the new puzzle section of DailyMail.com – and updated daily

KenKen takes Sudoku to the next level. Unlike Sudoku where each number plays the role of a symbol, players must take into account the numerical value of the number and perform arithmetic.

Similarly, Suko requires players to enter all the numbers into a grid and ensure that the individual totals are met.

But it doesn’t get more difficult than Killer Sudoku: none of the first squares are filled and in addition to the rows, columns and 3 by 3 regions, each square is part of a larger cell and also has a sum.

Multiple choice questions are also offered, such as MasterQuiz, Mindbender and Quick Quiz. MasterQuiz is a six-round quiz that tests readers on their current affairs and general knowledge.

Mindbender measures your mental acuity with a handful of questions about arithmetic and verbal reasoning. The fastest of the bunch is Quick Quiz – a rapid-fire game consisting of five short questions.

And every Saturday, a ten-round quiz – Pub Quiz – is updated with ten general trivia questions.

Try all our new puzzles today by clicking HERE or visiting www.dailymail.co.uk/puzzles on any device.