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Here’s the answer for “Wordle” #1154 on August 16, as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Oh hey there! If you’re here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we’re serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today’s answer.

If you just want to be told today’s word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for August 16’s Wordle solution revealed. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

Where did Wordle come from?

Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once. 

Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.

Not the day you’re after? Here’s the solution to yesterday’s Wordle.

What’s the best Wordle starting word?

The best Wordle starting word is the one that speaks to you. But if you prefer to be strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N.

What happened to the Wordle archive?

The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles used to be available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it. Unfortunately, it has since been taken down, with the website’s creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times.

Is Wordle getting harder?

It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn’t any more difficult than when it first began. You can turn on Wordle‘s Hard Mode if you’re after more of a challenge, though.

Here’s a subtle hint for today’s Wordle answer:

Preparing for impact.

Does today’s Wordle answer have a double letter?

There are no reoccurring letters.

Today’s Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with…

Today’s Wordle starts with the letter B.

The Wordle answer today is…

Get your last guesses in now, because it’s your final chance to solve today’s Wordle before we reveal the solution.

Drumroll please!

The solution to today’s Wordle is…

BRACE.

Don’t feel down if you didn’t manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today’s Strands.

Reporting by Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.

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Connections is a New York Times word game that’s all about finding the “common threads between words.” How to solve the puzzle.

Connections is the latest New York Times word game that’s captured the public’s attention. The game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we’ve served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today’s puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for August 16’s Connections solution. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

What is Connections?

The NYT‘s latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications’ Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

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Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there’s only one correct answer. If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.

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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.

Here’s a hint for today’s Connections categories

Want a hit about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:

Yellow: Mid

Green: US states

Blue: Style of boots

Purple: Things with ebb and flow

Here are today’s Connections categories

Need a little extra help? Today’s connections fall into the following categories:

Yellow: Meh

Green: U.S. State Abbreviations

Blue: Kinds of Boots

Purple: Things That Go Up and Down

Looking for Wordle today? Here’s the answer to today’s Wordle.

Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today’s puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

Drumroll, please!

The solution to today’s Connections #432 is…

What is the answer to Connections today

Meh: AVERAGE, FAIR, OK, SO-SO

U.S. State Abbreviations: HI, MA, OR, PA

Kinds of Boots: ANKLE, COWBOY, GO-GO, THIGH-HIGH

Things That Go Up and Down: ELEVATOR, SUN, TIDE, YO-YO

Don’t feel down if you didn’t manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

Is this not the Connections game you were looking for? Here are the hints and answers to yesterday’s Connections.

Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today’s Strands.

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Disney’s lawyers claim an arbitration clause from the Disney+ signup process prevents a lawsuit in the case of a widower suing Disney over his wife’s allergy death in a Disney restaurant.

Let’s say a server gives you food you repeatedly said you’re deathly allergic to, and let’s say you die. What if your spouse then tries to sue for wrongful death, but the lawyers for the company they’re suing try to get the case thrown out because of the terms of service of a streaming service they (the spouse, not you) signed up for years earlier? 

This hypothetical sounds like a dark, dystopian joke, but it’s also allegedly an actual chain of events. And the company involved is, well, who else — Disney.

Jeffrey Piccolo sued Walt Disney Parks and Resorts earlier this year after his wife, Kanokporn Tangsuan, died from an allergic reaction at a Disney World restaurant. Now, Piccolo is suing for damages of over $50,000 — though his lawyers reportedly expect the actual damages to be much higher if a jury decides the matter. In a filing, lawyers for Disney have taken the stance that the case should be thrown out entirely because the plaintiff agreed to an arbitration clause in signing up for Disney+.

Tangsuan’s tragic death occurred on Oct. 5, 2023, at Raglan Road Irish Pub, an Ireland-themed restaurant and entertainment experience at the Disney Springs shopping center in Orlando. The Associated Press reports that Tangsuan was allergic to nuts and dairy and reportedly informed the server of this “numerous times.” Despite assurances that the food was dairy- and nut-free, Tangsuan experienced a horrific allergic reaction about 45 minutes after the meal, was hospitalized, and later died.

But the company’s legal team now claims that when Piccolo signed up for a free trial of Disney+ back in 2019, he “agreed to arbitrate ‘all disputes'” against the company — meaning all of them, no matter what they involve — and that he roped in his wife into the arbitration clause when he bought park tickets, so he can’t sue on her behalf either.

If you have time, Disney’s May 31 legal filing makes for a compelling read. It proceeds step by step through all the terms of service documents Piccolo must have signed, at exactly what point in time, and exactly what Disney feels the legal implications were each time. 

First, Disney’s lawyers say, Piccolo allowed himself to be captured by this all-encompassing arbitration clause when he signed up for a Disney+ free trial in 2019 and created a Disney account. He then used that Disney account to buy his Disney World tickets in 2023, and Disney notes would have clicked a box agreeing to the My Disney Experience terms of use. Those terms of use say they are for “yourself and all persons (including minors) for whom you are purchasing or otherwise securing benefits.” Ipso facto, via this complex chain of events, Disney feels it shouldn’t have to be sued in actual court for the alleged wrongful death.

Disney’s lawyers note that, according to the Times, “Further litigation would only generate needless expenses and waste judicial resources.”

Needless to say, this concerns us all because there’s a good chance most of us have also clicked our way into Disney’s legal labyrinth at some point. 

Piccolo’s lawyers call Disney’s argument “fatally flawed” and “absurd.” In their Aug. 2 response, as quoted by the Associated Press, they wrote, “The notion that terms agreed to by a consumer when creating a Disney+ free trial account would forever bar that consumer’s right to a jury trial in any dispute with any Disney affiliate or subsidiary is so outrageously unreasonable and unfair as to shock the judicial conscience.”

Ross Intelisano, a lawyer unrelated to the case whose work involves arbitrations, told the New York Times that Disney’s claim is “a big stretch.” Defendants tend to prefer arbitration over the actual courts because arbitration is private and because arbitration panels “typically do not grant large sums of punitive damages,” the Times notes.

According to the Associated Press, a court hearing on Disney’s motion to dismiss in favor of arbitration is scheduled for Oct. 2.

Mashable has reached out to Disney for additional comments on this story and will update if we hear back.

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“The Substance,” directed by Coralie Fargeat, hits theaters Sept. 20.

“The Substance,” directed by Coralie Fargeat, hits theaters Sept. 20.

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“The Daily Show” has broken down the Project 2025 training videos that were recently leaked by ProRepublica.

“The Daily Show” has broken down the Project 2025 training videos that were recently leaked by ProRepublica.

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Stephen King shared some Dark Tower art on X (formerly Twitter), along with a cryptic hint about the series.

Stephen King‘s Dark Tower series, which stands at seven core books, a prequel short story and a later novel, is pretty much finished now, right?

Obviously there’s a Mike Flanagan TV adaptation in the works, but in terms of the books themselves, that chapter is over?

Well, you never know. On Wednesday, King shared some fan art on X (formerly Twitter) of main character Roland Deschain walking through Mid-world — and he followed it up with a post hinting that we might not have seen the last of the Gunslinger’s former home.

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“Mid-world is still there,” wrote King. “The Tower still stands.”

Mid-world is, of course, the name of the world that’s home to the series’ eponymous Dark Tower, which itself holds the very fabric of the multiverse together. We don’t know exactly what King meant by that post, but it at least suggests the horror master would be happy to revisit that world one day. Given that he already returned to it with The Wind Through the Keyhole, a novel set between books four and five that was published eight years after the main series ended, this maybe isn’t all that much of a surprise.

Still, just because it’s on his mind, doesn’t mean we’ll be seeing any more Dark Tower stories anytime soon. The “Upcoming Works” section of King’s official site is currently blank, and based on previous interviews it appears that King is currently working on another novel featuring Holly Gibney, his recurring private detective.

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“Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” star Charlie Vickers taught Jimmy Fallon Elvish on “The Tonight Show’.

“Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” star Charlie Vickers taught Jimmy Fallon Elvish on “The Tonight Show’.

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Here are the best ways to watch ‘Twisters’ at home, including when and where it will be streaming.

If the outrageously good soundtrack wasn’t enough to catch your attention, perhaps cowboy Glen Powell will do the trick. Twisters just spun into theaters less than a month ago, but the cow-flinging disaster flick is already available to watch at home.

Similar to the 1996 classic Twister, the film follows Powell’s character Tyler and Daisy Edgar-Jones‘ Kate as they chase gnarly storms like you’ve never seen. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung (Minari), Twisters is sort of a sequel, sort of a remake, and sort of a standalone story — and here’s everything you need to know to watch the latest box office hit from the comfort of your couch.

What is Twisters about?

Five years after giving up storm-chasing for a quieter life in meteorology, Kate Cooper (Edgar-Jones) is drawn back in for one last job (a la Bill Paxton’s character in the original Twister). Her friend Javi (Anthony Ramos, Hamilton) drags her back to test a groundbreaking new storm-tracking system. They cross paths — and inevitably butt heads — with reckless YouTube star Tyler Owens (Powell), who’s known as the “Tornado Wrangler.” However, a difference in principles is the least of their concerns once the powerful twisters touch down. Chaos — and even a little romance — ensues.

Get a taste of the tornado flick in the official trailer below:

Is Twisters worth watching?

Like any film, whether Twisters is worth watching is completely subjective. The disaster flick has earned a 75 percent critic rating and 91 percent audience rating via Rotten Tomatoes, yet Mashable’s own film critic called it “big and flashy, but not fun or frightening.” Meanwhile, Mashable entertainment reporter Belen Edwards thought it was a fun film, but was ultimately disappointed at the ending.

Twisters also smashed expectations at the box office, earning $80.5 million its opening weekend. That’s the same amount Oscar-winner Oppenheimer brought in during its opening weekend in 2023 and comes in as the third-biggest opening weekend for a film this year (behind Inside Out 2 at $154 million and Dune: Part Two at $82 million). It was only projected to generate up to $55 million on opening weekend, so Twisters has been a surprise success this season.

Read our full review of Twisters.

How to watch Twisters at home

Less than a month after its theatrical debut, Twisters is already available to watch at home. Thanks to digital retailers like Prime Video and Apple TV+, you can rent or purchase the film online. Keep in mind that with rentals, you’ll only get 30 days to watch the film and just 48 hours to finish once you start it. If you’d rather stream Twisters, keep scrolling for more information.

Here are some quick links to rent or purchase Twisters:

Prime Video — buy for $23.49 as a Prime member (reg. $24.99), rent for $18.49 as a Prime member (reg. $19.99)

Apple TV+ — buy for $24.99, rent for $19.99

Fandango at Home — buy for $24.99, rent for $19.99

Google Play — buy for $24.99, rent for $19.99

YouTube — buy for $24.99, rent for $19.99

Is Twisters streaming?

While there’s no official streaming date yet for Twisters, it’s very likely we’ll see the film pop up on Peacock in the coming months. NBCUniversal owns Peacock, so we’re expecting the movie to debut on the platform alongside other recent Universal Pictures hits like Abigail and The Fall Guy.

The streamer recently raised its prices, with subscriptions now starting at $7.99 per month with ads or $13.99 per month without ads. But luckily, we’ve found a few ways you can save some money — check out the best Peacock deals below.

The best Peacock streaming deals (to watch at a later date)

Best long-term Peacock deal

If you can commit to Peacock long-term and pay for a year up front, it’ll save you about 17%. A yearly subscription goes for $79.99 per year with ads or $139.99 per year without, which is essentially 12 months of streaming for the price of 10. Comparatively, a monthly subscription will run you $7.99 per month ($95.99 per year) or $13.99 per month ($167.88 per year).

Best Peacock deal for Xfinity customers

If you’re an Xfinity customer and haven’t checked your eligibility through your account, be sure to jump on that. Select customers can score a Peacock subscription for free. Here’s a brief breakdown of who is eligible:

Xfinity Internet users on the Gigabit or Gigabit+ plans can score free Peacock Premium (with ads) for two years (offer ends June 25, 2025).

Xfinity Internet customers who are Diamond or Platinum Xfinity Rewards members can get Peacock Premium for free by redeeming a reward for it. Sign in at xfinity.com/rewards and choose Peacock as a reward. Then, wait for your email (it may take a few hours) with instructions on activating the offer.

NOW TV customers can also receive Peacock Premium as part of their service.

New customers with Xfinity Internet and an X1 TV Box, Flex streaming TV Box, or a Xumo Stream Box from Xfinity can get Peacock Premium for free for six months.

Best Peacock deal for students

College students can snag a Peacock Premium subscription for just $1.99 per month for an entire year. All you have to do is prove your student status through SheerID and retrieve the unique promo code to secure the discount. Just remember that the code can only be used once (aka, don’t share it with your friends).

Best Peacock deal for first responders

Just like students, first responders can score Peacock Premium for just $1.99 per month so long as they can verify their first responder status via SheerID. Just sign up using the unique promo code you receive and the price will drop down to $1.99 per month. Although the student discount is limited to a year, first responders who continue to meet verification qualifications can renew the deal annually. You’ll just have to go through the process each time to receive a new promo code and secure the discount each year. Learn more about eligibility terms and requirements.

Best for Instacart users

As of Dec. 2023, Peacock and Instacart have partnered up to offer paid Instacart+ members a free Peacock Premium subscription. That’s a $79.99 per year value for zero dollars. An Instacart+ account costs you $99.99 per year and includes free grocery delivery on orders over $35, lower fees, and credit back on eligible pickup orders, among other perks. Plus, the best part is that you get a two-week free trial to test things out. Definitely grab this freebie if you haven’t yet. Better yet, wait until Twisters is released on Peacock to watch for free.

Best for JetBlue members

Through July 2025, JetBlue TrueBlue members can earn 1,000 free TrueBlue points when they sign up for Peacock. If you have Mosaic status, you can get your first year of Peacock Premium for free (a $79.99 value). Read more about eligibility and terms over on Peacock’s special offer page.

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Answers to each clue for the August 15, 2024 edition of NYT’s The Mini crossword puzzle.

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times‘ revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player’s flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections — we have you covered.

Here are the clues and answers to NYT’s The Mini for Thursday, August 15, 2024:

Across

With 6-Across, “Let me start by saying …”

The answer is first.

See 1-Across

The answer is ofall.

Historical object

The answer is relic.

Underwater plant that can grow over a foot a day

The answer is kelp.

Mischievous

The answer is sly.

Down

Section of a cutlery drawer

The answer is forks.

“It’s my opinion that …”

The answer is ifeel.

Presidential candidate’s event

The answer is rally.

Lose one’s footing

The answer is slip.

’90s girl group with the hit “No Scrubs”

The answer is TLC.

Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today’s Strands.

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The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

If you’re reading this, you’re looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times‘ elevated word-search game.

By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.

If you’re feeling stuck or just don’t have 10 or more minutes to figure out today’s puzzle, we’ve got all the NYT Strands hints for today’s puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Is this some kind of joke?

These words are good for a laugh.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

The answers are related to types of funny people.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram is vertical.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today’s spangram is YoureKidding.

NYT Strands word list for August 15

Clown

Comic

Fool

Buffoon

Prankster

Jester

YoureKidding

Looking for other daily online games? Find one you might like – or hints for another game you’re already playing – on Mashable’s Games page.

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