Month: August 2024

Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions.

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now nearly 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

Quordle today (game #946) – hint #1 – Vowels

How many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 4*.

* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).

Quordle today (game #946) – hint #2 – repeated letters

Do any of today’s Quordle answers contain repeated letters?

• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 1.

Quordle today (game #946) – hint #3 – uncommon letters

Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?

• No. None of Q, Z, X or J appear among today’s Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #946) – hint #4 – starting letters (1)

Do any of today’s Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

• The number of today’s Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 2.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you’re not ready yet then here’s one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #946) – hint #5 – starting letters (2)

What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with?

• A

• D

• A

• M

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle today (game #946) – the answers

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The answers to today’s Quordle, game #946, are…

ABYSSDAILYAGONYMUSKY

ABYSS is a nasty word to appear in Quordle or Wordle. All of the letters are in the wrong places. Take a look at my analysis of every Wordle answer for proof: the results there will transfer over to Quordle, and they show that B is only really common at the start of a word, not second, Y generally only appears at the end, not the middle, and S… well, S is common in most positions but it’s overwhelmingly more likely to be at the start than elsewhere. Add in the fact that it has a repeated letter and this is a potentially tough word. The good news is that the other three are all fairly straightforward!

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Daily Sequence today (game #946) – the answers

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The answers to today’s Quordle Daily Sequence, game #946, are…

WRITESMALLWISERINERT

Quordle answers: The past 20

Quordle #945, Monday 26 August: NEVER, CHUNK, AUNTY, CROUPQuordle #944, Sunday 25 August: APTLY, LEVER, STORK, WIDOWQuordle #943, Saturday 24 August: EVENT, APNEA, SWATH, IRONYQuordle #942, Friday 23 August: LAUGH, SATYR, CACHE, CLONEQuordle #941, Thursday 22 August: BEARD, PAYER, BROWN, TRUCKQuordle #940, Wednesday 21 August: ALOFT, SNUCK, LAPSE, COMICQuordle #939, Tuesday 20 August: CHIEF, SNORT, OUNCE, MILKYQuordle #938, Monday 19 August: GIVEN, STIFF, STOOL, ANTICQuordle #937, Sunday 18 August: DEPTH, JUICY, GAWKY, INLAYQuordle #936, Saturday 17 August: HUMUS, FRONT, FUNNY, DRYLYQuordle #935, Friday 16 August: BRICK, CABLE, INBOX, FLOSSQuordle #934, Thursday 15 August: STINT, TRAIL, DECAL, BRAINQuordle #933, Wednesday 14 August: TENOR, CLEFT, USHER, CREEPQuordle #932, Tuesday 13 August: LIMIT, AMBLE, ALBUM, BULLYQuordle #931, Monday 12 August: CHEER, FUNKY, TRITE, THUMPQuordle #930, Sunday 11 August: COURT, LOAMY, TOAST, OCCURQuordle #929, Saturday 10 August: MOLAR, FLIER, HEFTY, JAZZYQuordle #928, Friday 9 August: WEARY, SWILL, CUMIN, COBRAQuordle #927, Thursday 8 August: GUSTO, SPRIG, SOLID, SWOREQuordle #926, Wednesday 7 August: GONER, PEACH, SWUNG, USHER

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Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here’s all you need to know to solve today’s game, including the spangram.

Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

NYT Strands today (game #177) – hint #1 – today’s theme

What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?

• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Pixar fare

NYT Strands today (game #177) – hint #2 – clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

LONELOOTTOOLCATCHRATEMATH

NYT Strands today (game #177) – hint #3 – spangram

What is a hint for today’s spangram?

• French cuisine, no rodent required

NYT Strands today (game #177) – hint #4 – spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?

First: top, 3rd column

Last: bottom, 2nd column

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #177) – the answers

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The answers to today’s Strands, game #177, are…

PEPPERSZUCCHINIEGGPLANTTOMATOESONIONSSPANGRAM: RATATOUILLE

My rating: ModerateMy score: Perfect

As Strands’ theme clues go, today’s is among the most cryptic we’ve had – until you know the answer, of course. ‘Pixar fare’ refers to the classic animated movie RATATOUILLE, which forms the spangram, but the actual theme of the game is not cartoon films but rather the French dish ratatouille, or rather the ingredients for it.

Whether that held you back or not will probably have depended on how much time you spent simply looking randomly for answers. I found PEPPERS and ZUCCHINI without actively trying to, and that was enough to make me realize that I should start looking for vegetables. I still couldn’t see the connection with Pixar, but it didn’t matter, because once I found EGGPLANT and TOMATOES the spangram revealed itself too.

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Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Monday 26 August, game #176)

VOLLEYSLICERACKETSMASHLOVEFOREHANDSERVESPANGRAM: GRANDSLAM

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.

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Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here’s all you need to know to solve today’s game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues.

What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

NYT Connections today (game #443) – today’s words

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Today’s NYT Connections words are…

KICKTHUNDERBRUSHHEATGELSETMAGICFIRECLIPPERSROARCAPETAROTBOOMSPICEBASEBALLCRASH

NYT Connections today (game #443) – hint #1 – group hints

What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?

Yellow: big soundGreen: Hot onesBlue: Cut and stylePurple: Play them right

Need more clues?

We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…

NYT Connections today (game #443) – hint #2 – group answers

What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?

YELLOW: EXPLOSIVE SOUNDGREEN: CHILI PEPPER QUALITYBLUE: CLASSIC BARBERSHOP SUPPLIESPURPLE: KINDS OF CARDS

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Connections today (game #443) – the answers

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The answers to today’s Connections, game #443, are…

YELLOW: EXPLOSIVE SOUND BOOM, CRASH, ROAR, THUNDERGREEN: CHILI PEPPER QUALITY FIRE, HEAT, KICK, SPICEBLUE: CLASSIC BARBERSHOP SUPPLIES BRUSH, CAPE, CLIPPERS, GELPURPLE: KINDS OF CARDS BASEBALL, MAGIC, SET, TAROT

My rating: HardMy score: 3 mistakes

Phew! I narrowly avoided yet another Connections fail today – but it owed a lot to luck. Once again I lost guesses on red herrings – I thought that maybe there was a basketball connection (HEAT, THUNDER, CLIPPERS, MAGIC) but that was wrong, or that there was something to do with wizards/witches (CAPE, MAGIC, TAROT? FIRE??) but that was (rightly) even more wrong. And then finally I guessed a hairdresser-related one with BRUSH, CLIPPERS, GEL and, er, SET) and was nearly right.

With no chances left I needed to get them all correct first guess now, and looking around spotted the yellow ‘Explosive sound’ group. Returning to hairdressers/barbershops I added CAPE and got blue, then put four hot-sounding words together for the Chili pepper group. It was a close-run thing, but I scraped home.

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Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Monday, 26 August, game #442)

YELLOW: OFFICIAL SANCTIONING APPROVAL, BLESSING, CONSENT, SUPPORTGREEN: TORUS-SHAPED THINGS BAGEL, LIFESAVER, TIRE, WREATHBLUE: BAD GOLF SHOTS HOOK, SHANK, SLICE, WHIFFPURPLE: FOOTWEAR MINUS “ER” SOUND LOAF, SLIP, SNEAK, WADE

What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

On the plus side, you don’t technically need to solve the final one, as you’ll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What’s more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.

It’s a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.

It’s playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

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At last, SoundMagic turns its talents to ANC over-ears

We really rate SoundMagic thanks to products such as its SoundMagic E11BT and SoundMagic E80D earbuds. But while the firm makes a wide range of headphones and earbuds that punch way above their price tag, there’s been a significant gap in the range to date: ANC over-ears. So we’re pleased to see the new SoundMagic P58BT ANC, which fills that gap in some style.

These headphones aren’t just about the ANC. They should also be good for gaming and video watching thanks to their Gaming Mode, a low-latency mode that eliminates the usual Bluetooth lag. But of course it’s how they sound that matters most, and there are plenty of reasons to be cheerful about that.

SoundMagic P58BT ANC: key features and pricing

The P58BT ANC features 40mm drivers with a large neodymium iron boron magnet, precision-engineered magnetic components and a composite vibrating diaphragm that SoundMagic says delivers accurate and spacious sound. The ANC here is hybrid with full ANC, transparency and adaptive modes and delivers up to 28dB noise reduction, and there’s CVC noise reduction on the mics for clear calling.

The design of the P58BT is quite different from most other over-ears, including the firm’s existing models. They’re slightly tilted oval shapes, which SoundMagic says delivers much better comfort during longer listening sessions. The firm also says that the silicone headbands and earpads aren’t just sweat-proof and water-resistant but also makeup-proof, which is handy, and they’ve been designed to be comfortable for glasses wearers too. At 305g they’re fairly lightweight for their size.

The Bluetooth version here is 5.3 with multi-point pairing, and you can expect up to 60 hours with ANC off and 35 hours with it on. The packaging also includes an audio cable for wired listening and the obligatory USB-C for charging. 

There are two color options: Black and Platinum Silver. 

The new SoundMagic P58BT ANC is available today from Amazon and other selected retailers in the UK and EU for £79.99/€79.99. US pricing and availability will be confirmed soon.

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