Month: December 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 more than 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 #1042) – 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 #1042) – 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 #1042) – 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 #1042) – 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 0.

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 #1042) – hint #5 – starting letters (2)

What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with?

• N

• C

• S

• M

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Quordle today (game #1042) – the answers

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The answers to today’s Quordle, game #1042, are…

NAIVECIRCASTEADMICRO

This was a relatively standard Quordle without any particularly awkward words, but for some reason I struggled to solve it all the same. I completed it, sure – and with two guesses to go. But that had more to do with luck, after my set start words gave me all five letters for one answer and four for the other three.

Despite that, it took me an inordinately long time to work out what MICRO was, and NAIVE was similarly confusing to my tired brain.

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Daily Sequence today (game #1042) – the answers

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The answers to today’s Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1042, are…

INBOXSTEINCLASHKOALA

Quordle answers: The past 20

Quordle #1041, Saturday 30 November: MAMMA, SNUCK, CRYPT, TAROTQuordle #1040, Friday 29 November: JOIST, DROOL, DUSKY, GLIDEQuordle #1039, Thursday 28 November: GRADE, WORRY, NOISE, DAISYQuordle #1038, Wednesday 27 November: HEART, ROGUE, INEPT, UTILEQuordle #1037, Tuesday 26 November: PRIED, FAINT, HURRY, WOOERQuordle #1036, Monday 25 November: NUDGE, SNOOP, SHACK, DRYLYQuordle #1035, Sunday 24 November: CLOTH, CLAMP, PETTY, CHESTQuordle #1034, Saturday 23 November: AVOID, PLANT, FILET, TWIRLQuordle #1033, Friday 22 November: CUTIE, ALOOF, ETUDE, SILLYQuordle #1032, Thursday 21 November: RABBI, EAGER, COUGH, BRASHQuordle #1031, Wednesday 20 November: MINTY, TOPAZ, BRUSH, LAPELQuordle #1030, Tuesday 19 November: NINJA, PENCE, PAINT, FOIST Quordle #1029, Monday 18 November: ASCOT, BRINK, WEIRD, HOMERQuordle #1028, Sunday 17 November: STATE, BRAWN, SWORE, URBANQuordle #1027, Saturday 16 November: NOTCH, BENCH, BUSED, FOUNDQuordle #1026, Friday 15 November: PURER, TRUSS, TORCH, FORUMQuordle #1025, Thursday 14 November: EXALT, TASTE, CRONY, CLOUTQuordle #1024, Wednesday 13 November: YEARN, ELBOW, SURGE, PINEYQuordle #1023, Tuesday 12 November: CHORD, ATTIC, OLIVE, EIGHTQuordle #1022, Monday 11 November: COPSE, REGAL, GRUNT, GOODY

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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 #273) – hint #1 – today’s theme

What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?

• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Old hang-ups

NYT Strands today (game #273) – hint #2 – clue words

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

SEVERECHITCHOIRGREEDLIONCARD

NYT Strands today (game #273) – hint #3 – spangram

What is a hint for today’s spangram?

• Pick up if you’re there

NYT Strands today (game #273) – hint #4 – spangram position

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

First: right, 4th row

Last: left, 3rd row

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NYT Strands today (game #273) – the answers

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The answers to today’s Strands, game #273, are…

RECEIVERSWITCHDIALCRADLEHANDSETRINGERSPANGRAM: ROTARYPHONE

My rating: ModerateMy score: Perfect

This was another nice Strands puzzle, with a straightforward theme in some ways, but more interesting than some due to both the nostalgia factor and the fact that its era made it harder.

We’re talking here about the ROTARYPHONE, a device that those under about 30 will probably only know from TV shows such as Stranger Things. It really does seem incredible that as recently as the 1990s – or certainly the ’80s – these were ubiquitous but now they’re hardly seen at all. Then again, it seems equally unlikely that people wouldn’t be able to contact you on the go, or that only one member of a household could have a telephone conversation at once.

The theme clue here was fairly cryptic, but I spotted RECEIVER by accident and that gave me the concept right away. After that it was a question of raiding my childhood memories of life in a world where you actually had to remember people’s phone number…

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Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Saturday, 30 November, game #272)

WINDLIFECOMEEASYREALBLOWSFANTASYSPANGRAM: BOHEMIANRHAPSODY

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 #539) – today’s words

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Today’s NYT Connections words are…

SOLOJERSEYWILLYWONKAYORKHAVENKINDERBIRDPADSCHARMSPORTHELMETRETREATFALLIN’CLEATSSHELTER

NYT Connections today (game #539) – hint #1 – group hints

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

Yellow: Somewhere safeGreen: Locker room kitBlue: Sweet treatsPurple: [not costing anything] blank

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 #539) – hint #2 – group answers

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

YELLOW: SANCTUARYGREEN FOOTBALL GEARBLUE: CANDY NAMES PURPLE: “FREE ___”

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NYT Connections today (game #539) – the answers

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The answers to today’s Connections, game #539, are…

YELLOW: SANCTUARY HAVEN, PORT, RETREAT, SHELTERGREEN FOOTBALL GEAR CLEATS, HELMET, JERSEY, PADSBLUE: CANDY NAMES CHARMS, KINDER, WONKA, YORKPURPLE: “FREE ___” BIRD, FALLIN’, SOLO, WILLY

My rating: HardMy score: 2 mistakes

It’s now a part of my Connections routine that I look for anything related to one of three sports: football of the American variety, baseball, or occasionally basketball. Playing to the crowd there, NYT, well done. Anyway, predictable though it is, it did give me a way into this game once I’d already solved the very easy yellow group, SANCTUARY.

The football group was simply FOOTBALL GEAR, with CLEATS, HELMET, JERSEY, PADS, which left me with eight more to choose from and place in two collections. But what were they? Well, I only needed one of course, which was just as well given that I would never have got one of them.

The one I didn’t get was blue – CANDY NAMES, because I’ve not heard of any of them other than KINDER (which is available outside of the US). WONKA was familiar, obviously, but I thought it was only fictional. The other two… not a clue.

The one I did get was “FREE ___”, mainly because FREE WILLY was one of the few connections I could make with that word, and I then realized that FREE BIRD and FREE FALLIN’ also worked. I wasn’t sure about SOLO, but it sounded familiar and it turns out it was a 2018 film that I haven’t watched but that I have heard of. Tough going today, but I got there eventually.

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Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Saturday, 30 November, game #538)

YELLOW: DANCE STYLES JAZZ, MODERN, SWING, TAPGREEN: STEAL LIFT, PALM, POCKET, SWIPEBLUE: PERFORM WELL ON ACE, CRUSH, NAIL, ROCKPURPLE: ___BALL PITCHES CURVE, FAST, KNUCKLE, SCREW

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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