She edits The New York Times Games products Wordle and Strands.
[1][2] Her parents were both in the Navy when her older sister, Cinda, was born, and later divorced.
[2] According to her family, Bennett began solving jigsaw puzzles before she could talk.
[12][1][5] Bennett began editing Strands, a themed word search game, when the Times launched it in March 2024.
[13] Bennett lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she works from home.