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Live stream the men’s 5,000m final at Paris 2024 online for free from anywhere in the world.

TL;DR: Live stream the men’s 5,000m final at Paris 2024 for free on BBC iPlayer. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

There’s something special about the 5,000m. Maybe it’s because so many amateur runners compete over this distance, so fans have an idea of what elite athletes go through in this event. Whatever the reason, the men’s 5,000m final at Paris 2024 is one of the biggest and best events to follow on the track.

And here’s how you can stream the men’s 5,000m final at Paris 2024 for free.

When is the men’s 5,000m final at Paris 2024?

The men’s 5,000m final at Paris 2024 takes place at 2 p.m. ET on Aug. 10. The event is hosted by the Stade de France.

How to watch the men’s 5,000m final at Paris 2024 for free

The men’s 5,000m final at Paris 2024 is available to live stream for free on BBC iPlayer.

BBC iPlayer is geo-blocked to the UK, but anyone can access this platform with a VPN. VPNs can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in the UK, which helps you sidestep restrictions and gain access to BBC iPlayer from anywhere in the world.

Unblock BBC iPlayer for free by following this simple process:

Sign up for a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

Open up the app and connect to a server in the UK

Visit BBC iPlayer

Live stream the men’s 5,000m final at Paris 2024 from anywhere in the world

The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but leading VPNs do tend to offer free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. You can leverage these offers to unblock BBC iPlayer without actually spending anything. It’s a short-term solution, but it gives you enough time to stream the men’s 5,000m final at Paris 2024 (plus the events that follow) before reclaiming your investment.

What is the best VPN for BBC iPlayer?

ExpressVPN is the best service for streaming live sport on BBC iPlayer, for a number of reasons:

Servers in 105 countries including the UK

Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

Fast connection speeds free from throttling

Up to eight simultaneous connections

30-day money-back guarantee

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We break down the “House of the Dragon” Season 2 finale, from Rhaenyra and Alicen’ts reunion to Daemon’s visions.

This season on House of the Dragon, we endured the horrors of Blood and Cheese, witnessed the pivotal battle of Rook’s Rest, and welcomed new dragonriders following the fiery Red Sowing. Now, we come to the finale, and the results are… a tad underwhelming.

Don’t get me wrong, the Season 2 finale is by no means a bad episode of House of the Dragon. That emotional reunion between Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) and Alicent (Olivia Cooke) alone is worth heaps and heaps of praise. Plus, there are plenty of juicy lore tidbits that hint at big things ahead for the show.

Unfortunately, in terms of ending Season 2 with a bang, this finale fails to deliver. It plays more like a mid-season episode or a “next-on” trailer for Season 3 than a satisfying conclusion to Season 2.

It doesn’t help that the most exciting footage from the finale’s trailer, including marching armies, naval action, and our first glimpse at Prince Daeron’s dragon Tessarion, have very little bearing on the finale itself. They’re the definition of trailer fodder, and while they may have set expectations for an action-filled finale, the reality — like much of House of the Dragon Season 2 — is a much slower, more dialogue-driven affair. Quite a bit of it lands, while other parts drag the momentum of what should have been a more propulsive episode of TV.

Still, it’s clear from this finale that House of the Dragon is maneuvering itself into place for several key battles in the future. (But would any of them have worked better as closers to Season 2? Absolutely.) From new political alliances to mysterious visions, let’s break down what happens in House of the Dragon‘s Season 2 finale — and what it could mean for the future.

Tyland Lannister has the worst time of his life in Essos.

Tyland Lannister (Jefferson Hall) is no stranger to bullying. Remember his short-lived beef with baby Jaehaerys in Season 2’s first episode, when the two dueled over his precious Small Council ball? But House of the Dragon‘s Season 2 finale takes Tyland’s tough times up a notch with a visit to Essos, where he hopes to secure an alliance with the Triarchy on Aemond’s (Ewan Mitchell) orders.

Members of the Triarchy — representing the Free Cities of Lys, Tyrosh, and Myr — dog walk Tyland during their negotiations. They get him to cede the Stepstones to them in exchange for their naval support. It’s certainly not the tradeoff Tyland would have wanted, but at least the Triarchy’s fleet can go break up the Velaryon blockade in the Gullet now, right? Right?

Not so fast! First, Tyland has to prove himself to Lysene commander Sharako Lohar (Abigail Thorn). His trials — or really, Lysene hazing — include mud wrestling and singing for Lohar’s entertainment. Don’t worry, though: Lohar takes a real liking to Tyland, enough to ask him to impregnate his own wives and pledge his navy to King’s Landing.

“To the Gullet on the morrow!” Lohar crows to his men. Unfortunately, the “morrow” for these characters is looking more like 2026 (or whenever Season 3 comes out) for us, as we don’t see any naval clashing this episode.

Tensions rise on Dragonstone and Driftmark.

Speaking of the Gullet, let’s pop over to Dragonstone and Driftmark, where war is in the air. (But when is it not?)

On Driftmark, Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) is ready to join the blockade on his mended warship the Sea Snake, which he’s renamed the Queen Who Never Was in honor of Princess Rhaenys (Eve Best). Joining him is his first mate and bastard son Alyn of Hull (Abubakar Salim). Yet Alyn remains unenthused about his promotion.

In one of the finale’s best scenes, he breaks his characteristically stoic countenance to give Corlys a heartbreaking dressing-down. He details the struggles he and his brother Addam (Clinton Liberty) faced in their youth, especially when compared to the cushy life of Corlys’s trueborn son Laenor. The fact that Corlys only turned to Alyn once his legitimate heirs were dead is also not lost on Alyn, who spurns any further help or favor from his father as they head off to war.

Bastard tensions linger in Dragonstone as well. Freshly minted dragonrider Ulf the White (Tom Bennett) is a little too comfortable in his new role. He’s putting his feet up on Dragonstone’s famed Painted Table, ordering servants around, poking at Jacaerys’ (Harry Collett) illegitimacy — in short, he’s acting like he’s king of the castle. Last I checked, that was still Rhaenyra, Ulf! His fellow new dragonriders Addam and Hugh Hammer (Kieran Bew) are far more respectful of Rhaenyra, but Ulf’s attitude already spells trouble for the next stages of Rhaenyra’s plan.

What is that plan, exactly? Well, now that Rhaenyra has far more dragons at her disposal than Aemond, she plans to face him head-on and take the Iron Throne. However, an attack on King’s Landing would kill thousands of innocents, sowing discord and fear across Westeros instead of uniting the realm. This tension between striking for victory and risking needless murder is the dilemma Rhaenyra has been facing all season. It’s why she didn’t retaliate further after Jaehaerys’s death, and why she waited so long to unleash a dragon in combat.

Now she has all the firepower needed to end the war — but does she have the cruel streak to do it?

Aemond has a temper tantrum, and Alicent and Helaena want no part of it.

As Team Black rejoices in their three new dragonriders, Aemond is in shambles. He takes Vhagar on a joyride, with a little side helping of death and destruction along the way. The victims of Aemond’s rage? The entire town of Sharp Point, burned to a crisp, with no thought for the people who live within. (Or how the realm will react when they find out of this slaughter.)

Aemond’s next step to rally his dragonriders does not go according to plan. He turns to Helaena (Phia Saban), ordering her to fly Dreamfyre into battle. But as Rhaenyra said earlier in the episode, Helaena has no taste for dragonriding. She refuses to burn people, and Alicent doesn’t want the best and most gentle member of her family to face any more pain.

Not even threats from Aemond can change Helaena’s mind. Instead, she hits him with a one-two punch courtesy of her prescient dreaming ability. First, she tells him that she knows he burned Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) at Rook’s Rest. Then, she delivers a knockout in the form of a prophecy: Aegon will be king again in the future, while Aemond will die. “You are swallowed up in the Gods Eye,” she tells him, referring to the large lake besides Harrenhal.

Helaena’s words are consistent with Aegon and Aemond’s fates in George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, so unless House of the Dragon makes some surprising moves, Helaena just told us exactly what will happen in the show’s next seasons. If Aemond wants to survive, maybe he should heed his sister’s spoiler warning — although as she says when he threatens to kill her, it wouldn’t change anything.

Daemon has one last Harrenhal vision — of Daenerys Targaryen herself.

Helaena’s dreaming powers are working overtime in this finale, as she also appears in a weirwood vision Daemon (Matt Smith) has at Harrenhal. But unlike Daemon’s other visions, which he experienced involuntarily, this is a vision he chooses.

Witch Alys Rivers (Gayle Rankin) guides him to Harrenhal’s weirwood tree in the middle of the night, telling him how being at Harrenhal has opened him up, and how he’s realized he can’t simply bend the world to his will. Now, she offers him the choice to see the omens the world wishes to give him. He accepts, and launches into the last — and trippiest — of his Season 2 visions.

Here, he sees visions of war and doom, including the White Walkers leading an army of death. He also sees a pale-haired man (Joshua Ben-Tovim) sitting in a weirwood tree. A birthmark on his face morphs into a three-eyed raven, implying that this man is Brynden Rivers, aka Bloodraven. A Targaryen bastard and former Commander of the Night’s Watch, Brynden is most known to Game of Thrones fans as the Three-Eyed Raven, Bran’s greenseer mentor.

But by far the buzziest Game of Thrones reference in Daemon’s vision is the appearance of none other than Daenerys Targaryen herself, just after the birth of her three dragons. Her presence here proves that House Targaryen will persevere and stand against the threat of the Long Night, even if Daemon is unaware of the decades of tragedy that will befall his House between now and her birth.

One last vision of Rhaenyra on the Iron Throne and a helpful nudge from Helaena push Daemon to do what he should have done from the beginning of the war: bend the knee to Rhaenyra. The choice is a product of all the ghostly visits that came before this, in which young Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock), Laena Velaryon (Nanna Blondell), and Viserys (Paddy Considine) forced him to question his desire for the crown. Now, knowing that Westeros needs someone to unite the realm in the face of death and destruction, Daemon is more than ready to stand behind Rhaenyra. I’m sure Willem Blackwood (Jack Parry-Jones) and the members of House Bracken who suffered at his hands would have loved for this decision to come sooner, but better late than never!

Alicent comes to Rhaenyra with a game-changing proposal.

There are no big battles in House of the Dragon‘s Season 2 finale, but this final confrontation between Rhaenyra and Alicent cuts deeper than any knife.

After a season of being belittled and pushed to the side, Alicent has finally realized the folly in the order that she fought so hard to uphold for all of her life. She never knew anything but the duty Otto (Rhys Ifans) and the realm forced upon her — what would she have chosen to do had she been able to live her life any differently? She attempts to make a bold new choice now, meeting Rhaenyra on Dragonstone to propose a deal that could end the war.

At first, Rhaenyra doesn’t want to hear it, rightfully pointing out Alicent’s hypocrisy. Alicent slandered Rhaenyra’s virtue, then later chose to take a lover when it suited her. Alicent kickstarted the war by crowning Aegon and turned down Rhaenyra’s attempt to sue for peace. Now she wants to do the same?

However, Alicent’s proposal is too good for Rhaenyra to turn down outright. When Aemond flies to Harrenhal, Alicent says, she will surrender King’s Landing to Rhaenyra. All she asks is that she and Helaena are able to go free. Rhaenyra accepts, on one condition: Alicent must surrender Aegon to Rhaenyra. Only his death will truly secure her claim to the throne.

What follows is a heartbreaking silence as Alicent weighs her own life, Helaena’s life, and the future of the realm against the life of her eldest son. She tearfully nods, unable to even voice the agreement. The choice comes as somewhat of a surprise to Rhaenyra. “History will paint you a villain,” she tells Alicent. Yet Alicent doesn’t care, hoping to truly live as herself for the first time since her youth.

The entire scene is a full circle moment for Rhaenyra and Alicent, who may have agreed on a course of action but who may also never be farther apart in terms of their relationship to power and their places in this war. Alicent is at peace with giving up any of the power she thought she once held: Gone are her signature dark green wardrobe and any symbols of the Faith of the Seven. Instead, she wears a new, lighter shade of blue, consistent with the idea of rebirth we saw when she swam in a lake in episode 7. In a nice detail, we also see her nervously biting her nails, just as young Alicent (Emily Carey) did in the first few episodes of House of the Dragon, suggesting that Alicent has reverted in some ways to her younger self.

Meanwhile, Rhaenyra remains squarely focused on taking the Iron Throne, with her insistence that Alicent choose Aegon’s fate acting as the ultimate power play. It also calls to mind Jaehaerys’s murder, especially with the brutal return of the line, “a son for a son.” And while Alicent gladly relinquishes her spot in the history books, even asking Rhaenyra to come with her, Rhaenyra remains firmly on the warpath. “Whether I will it or no,” she tells Alicent. The line suggests a reversal between the two: Now it’s Rhaenyra who’s given up choice, while Alicent is choosing to walk away.

Still, despite all their differences, there’s a warmth between the two as they part ways, proof of the love they’ve always had for one another. Unfortunately, given the other many moving pieces at play here, it’s quite likely this duo’s plan towards peace will fall apart right at the start of Season 3.

The board is set. The pieces are moving. We just have to wait until Season 3.

The first problem with Alicent’s plan? Aegon is no longer in King’s Landing. Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) is smuggling him to Braavos, so there’s no way she can give him up to Rhaenyra. There’s no way Rhaenyra sees Aegon’s departure as anything but a betrayal from Alicent, so consider that alliance toastier than one of Vermithor’s Red Sowing victims come Season 3.

Aegon and Larys’s road trip reveal is just one of many that comes in the montage that closes out House of the Dragon Season 2. We also see various armies marching towards the Riverlands for battle: the Hightower host rides with Daeron and his dragon Tessarion from Oldtown, the Winter Wolves cross the Twins on their way south, and the Lannisters are now within eyeshot of Harrenhal. On the naval side of things, Tyland and Lohar sail towards the Gullet — presumably to break the blockade “on the morrow” — while Corlys and Alyn ride out to join the fight. Oh, and Otto’s in jail! And Rhaena (Phoebe Campbell) has found the wild dragon in the Vale! And the new dragonriders are suiting up for the first time!

It’s a jam-packed montage that certainly teases big things to come in Season 3, but as an ending, it feels overstuffed and underdeveloped. Why couldn’t Rhaena have gone on her dragon camping trip in episode 7, right after she left on her quest? Why aren’t we getting any action concerning the blockade, especially since that’s a confrontation that’s been teased since the very first episode of Season 2? Why do none of these arcs feel fully completed?

Only Daemon’s return to Rhaenyra and Rhaenyra’s relationship with Alicent feel like they’ve reached their natural conclusion this season, and the finale chooses to focus on the latter as its final image. Just as it’s been doing since the very start of Season 2, House of the Dragon places Rhaenyra and Alicent in parallel. We see similar shots of them both from behind. Rhaenyra is framed by the shelves holding the many historical scrolls and family records of House Targaryen, while Alicent stands on a cliff edge at Dragonstone, watching the sun rise. One is now forever held within the framework of her House and its great history, while the other hopes for freedom.

Of course, that could all change on the morrow. (Or in Season 3.)

House of the Dragon Season 2 is now streaming on Max.

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Here’s the answer for “Wordle” #1143 on August 5, 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 5’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:

Happen or occur afterward or as a result.

Does today’s Wordle answer have a double letter?

The letter E appears twice.

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

Today’s Wordle starts with the letter E.

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…

ENSUE.

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 5’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: Making ends meet

Green: Something you get on a special occasion

Blue: Without ambiguity

Purple: Words involving “eye”

Here are today’s Connections categories

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

Yellow: Survive

Green: Kinds of Greeting Cards

Blue: Are We Clear?

Purple: Words After “Eye”

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 #421 is…

What is the answer to Connections today

Survive: GET BY, HACK IT, MAKE DO, MANAGE

Kinds of Greeting Cards: BIRTHDAY, CONGRATULATIONS, GET WELL, THANK YOU

Are We Clear?: CAPISCE, GET IT, SEE, UNDERSTAND

Words After “Eye”: CANDY, CONTACT, SHADOW, WITNESS

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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Answers to each clue for the August 4, 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 Sunday, August 4, 2024:

Across

The first blank in this phrase: From ___ to ___

The answer is Head.

“The Hobbit” hobbit

The answer is Bilbo.

A 16 seed beating a 1 seed, e.g.

The answer is Upset.

Feeling of ill will

The answer is Spite.

The second blank in this phrase: From ___ to ___

The answer is Toe.

Down

Creature able to hold its breath underwater for up to 30 minutes

The answer is Hippo.

Name that sounds like the twelfth and third letters of the alphabet

The answer is Elsie.

Help with a crime

The answer is Abet.

Pour love (on)

The answer is Dote.

Opposite of boom, on Wall Street

The answer is Bust.

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

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Live stream the 400m final at Paris 2024 online for free from anywhere in the world.

TL;DR: Live stream the men’s 400m final at Paris 2024 for free on BBC iPlayer. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

We’re expecting Paris 2024 to deliver some great athletics, with superhumans from all around the world competing for the chance of a gold medal. The finals are fast approaching, including the Men’s 400m. It’s set to be an incredibly entertaining race, and definitely one you’ll want to watch.

If you want to watch the men’s 400m final at Paris 2024 for free from anywhere in the world, keep on reading because we have all the information you need.

When is the 400m final at Paris 2024?

The men’s 400m final at Paris 2024 takes place at 3:20 p.m. ET on Aug. 7. The event is hosted by the Stade de France.

How to watch the 400m final at Paris 2024 for free

The men’s 400m final at Paris 2024 is available to live stream for free on BBC iPlayer.

While BBC iPlayer is geo-restricted to the UK, anyone can access this streaming platform with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in the UK, meaning you can unblock free streaming sites like BBC iPlayer from anywhere in the world.

Unblock BBC iPlayer for free by following this simple process:

Sign up for a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

Open up the app and connect to a server in the UK

Visit BBC iPlayer

Live stream the men’s 400m final at Paris 2024 from anywhere in the world

The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but leading VPNs do tend to offer free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can unblock BBC iPlayer without committing with your cash. This is obviously not a long-term solution, but it gives you time to stream men’s 400m final at Paris 2024 (plus all the events that follow) before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for BBC iPlayer?

ExpressVPN is the best service for streaming live sport on BBC iPlayer, for a number of reasons:

Servers in 105 countries including the UK

Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

Fast connection speeds free from throttling

Up to eight simultaneous connections

30-day money-back guarantee

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan also includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee.

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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: In glove

The hint for the theme is that the words are a handful.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

The answers are related to parts of the hand.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today’s spangram is OnHand.

NYT Strands word list for August 4

Cuticle

Nail

Middle

Pointer

Palm

Ring

Thumb

OnHand

Pinky

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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Here’s the answer for “Wordle” #1142 on August 4, 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 4’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:

Beneath.

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 L.

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.

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The solution to today’s Wordle is…

LOWER.

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 4’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: Nicknames for kids

Green: Wanna go out

Blue: Doubled-up letters

Purple: The sea

Here are today’s Connections categories

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

Yellow: Kiddo

Green: Up for It

Blue: Beginning with Double Letters

Purple: Nicknames for the Sea, with “The”

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.

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The solution to today’s Connections #420 is…

What is the answer to Connections today

Kiddo: BUDDY, CHAMP, SPORT, TIGER

Up for It: AMENABLE, DOWN, GAME, WILLING

Beginning with Double Letters: AARDVARK, EERIE, LLAMA, OOZE

Nicknames for the Sea, with “The”: BLUE, BRINY, DEEP, DRINK

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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Contestants of MrBeast’s Amazon show allege unsafe, dangerous conditions during filming.

The start of August hasn’t been great for Jimmy Donaldson a.k.a., MrBeast, as several participants from his upcoming Amazon MGM studios game show Beast Games, have accused the YouTube star of unsafe, borderline negligent filming conditions.

In a striking report from The New York Times, several contestants spoke with the outlet about the severe mismanagement of the show’s production. These allegations include statements about the lack of food provided, inadequate medical care, and physical injuries contestants suffered competing in tasks for the show.

The first round of filming of the reality show took place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas where close to 2,000 participants gathered to compete for a grand prize of $5 million. Contestants ate, slept, and generally lived in the stadium during filming and had to give up their food, clothes, and — oddly — medication to staff.

Meals were described as tiny, with staff serving cold oatmeal, raw veggies, and a hard-boiled egg to participants. The only other type of food contestants were given was MrBeast-branded Feastable chocolate bars. Medicine that was handed over to staff was hard to get back promptly, with one participant claiming to have gone days without needed insulin. When another contestant told staff they needed to eat with their medication, they claimed that staff members were dismissive and reluctantly gave them “half a banana.”

Several of the complaints given to the New York Times included sleep deprivation due to having to film at night, and having to sleep on the turf of the sun-soaked Las Vegas stadium during the day. Women who competed during the event also alleged sexism that caused some not to get underwear while menstruating because menstruation was said to be “not a medical emergency.”

It was made clear during the report that anonymous contestants felt that the production team was not adequately prepared for the number of participants included in the event. In fact, from the start, several felt misled as many were told the initial number of contestants would be near 1,000. But according to an introductory video by Donaldson, the YouTube star claimed to have always intended to have 2,000 and then cut it down to half for the actual show.

“The MrBeast promotional video shoot, which included over 2,000 participants, was unfortunately complicated by the CrowdStrike incident, extreme weather, and other unexpected logistical and communications issues, which we are currently reviewing,” said a MrBeast representative to the New York Times. “But we are grateful that virtually all of those invited to Toronto for our next production have enthusiastically accepted our invitation.”

Mashable reached out to representatives for MrBeast and will update if we hear back.

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