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Another working week (for some of us) comes to an end with another set of Quordle puzzles to solve. Your challenge, should you accept it, is to find four words within nine guesses, with all letters you play appearing in each of the segments. It’s fun, it’s tricky, and you’ll find hints for it (and the Quordle answers) below. 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 #823) – hint #1 – Vowels How many different vowels are in Quordle today? • The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 5*. * 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 #823) – hint #2 – repeated letters Do any of today’s Quordle answers contain repeated letters? • The number of Quordle […]

Edge, Microsoft’s default web browser in Windows 11, is getting new text editing capabilities, including Copilot-assisted rewriting, improved clipboard functionality, and support for handwritten text in forms and web pages via a stylus.  Windows Copilot is the AI assistant that Microsoft has been busy integrating into Windows 11 and various other products, including Microsoft Edge. It was presented as eventually being able to help you with any task on your device, and while it still looks like there’s a way to go before Copilot lives up to that lofty ambition, it is getting there.  The new feature, AI Compose, will make rewrite suggestions for text selected by users in editable parts of a web page and can assist writers with possible phrasing improvements and pointers on sentence structure. It’ll also allow users to change the text suggestions’ tone, format, or length. MSPowerUser compares the new functionality to the popular AI-powered writing assistance tool Grammarly. Apparently, this update […]

Thursday’s Quordle brings four new puzzles to solve. Or does it? Because unlike Wordle, Quordle answers do sometimes repeat. (I’m not saying any of today’s do, and in fact I have no idea whether any have appeared today, but it’s worth knowing that it’s a possibility.) Anyway, the puzzles may be new (or possibly not), but the challenge is the same as always: find all four words in nine guesses or you are, officially, a loser. Sorry! 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 #822) – 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 #822) – hint […]

Welcome to Wednesday’s Quordle. It’s the same as Monday’s, Tuesday’s and all the other days, other than it takes place today and not on a different one. Ahem. As always, you get four Wordle-style puzzles to solve at the same time, plus there’s a further game in the form of the Daily Sequence variant, where you complete them in turn. And as always, it can be tricky – so there’s no shame if you need to use some of my hints. 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 #821) – hint #1 – Vowels How many different vowels are in Quordle today? • The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 3*. * 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 […]

Here we are then with another edition of the NYT’s new(ish) Strands puzzle. It’s not quite as popular as Wordle or Connections just yet, but it’s great fun and could easily reach the same levels in time. Below, you’ll find a selection of hints to help you solve what can be a difficult game, so read on for all of the info. 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 #51) – hint #1 – today’s theme What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands? • Today’s NYT Strands theme is… As easy as pie NYT Strands today (game #51) – hint #2 – clue words What are some good clue words today? Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. • PEST • CREST • DELUGE • CRANE • RUBY • GRADE NYT Strands today (game […]

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of Quordle – the game that challenges you to solve four games of Wordle at the same time. Or to solve them consecutively, in the case of the Daily Sequence variation. You’ll find the answers to both puzzles below, plus hints for the standard version (if you play the Sequence version you’re on your own, I’m afraid). 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 #820) – 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 #820) – hint #2 – repeated letters Do any of today’s Quordle answers contain repeated letters? • The number […]

It’s time for your Monday instalment of NYT Strands, the word game that challenges you to solve a kind of leveled-up wordsearch. Today’s puzzle is not too bad, in my experience, but if you need hints to help you then scroll down and you’ll find a selection. 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 #50) – hint #1 – today’s theme What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands? • Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Character class NYT Strands today (game #50) – hint #2 – clue words What are some good clue words today? Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. • SASH • SORE • BORN • NASTY • TASK • NIGHT NYT Strands today (game #50) – hint #3 – spangram What is a hint for today’s spangram? • Dungeons and dragons […]

Another week brings another round of Quordles to puzzle over. Today’s is a moderately tough one, so if you need a helping hand then scroll down for my hints. And if you don’t have time to play at all, you’ll also find the answers. But why not give it a go yourself before peeking at them, eh? 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 #819) – 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 #819) – hint #2 – repeated letters Do any of today’s Quordle answers contain repeated letters? • The number of Quordle answers containing […]

Today’s Wordle is the most difficult we’ve had so far in 2024, but that doesn’t come close to describing how tough it is. ‘Wordle 1,037 X’ is trending high on Twitter, which is always a sign of a hard puzzle, and some 13% of players have failed it so far. Solving it in six guesses or fewer and preserving your Wordle streak will be a challenge, that’s for sure. But there are ways to play it to avoid heartache (or the Wordle equivalent; this is only a game, after all). These strategies might be too late to help you now, but they could save you next time a game like this crops up. And it will. To explain what they are, I’ll need to include SPOILERS FOR TODAY’S WORDLE, GAME #1,037, ON SUNDAY, 21 APRIL 2024. So please don’t read on if you haven’t already completed it. Just bear in mind that you might want some hints […]

Either today’s NYT Strands game is the toughest for weeks or I was off form today. I suspect it’s a little of column A, a little of column B. Give it a go and see how you fare – and take advantage of my Strands hints if you need help finding the answers. 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 #49) – hint #1 – today’s theme What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands? • Today’s NYT Strands theme is… That’s life! NYT Strands today (game #49) – hint #2 – clue words What are some good clue words today? Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. • TEAR • RATES • SKATE • TASK • LEAK • CRANE NYT Strands today (game #49) – hint #3 – spangram What is a hint for […]

You’ll need your wits about you to solve Quordle today, because it’s rather a tough one. On the plus side, it being a Sunday means you should have plenty of time to think it through. Slow and steady wins the day. 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 #818) – 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 #818) – 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 #818) – hint #3 – uncommon letters […]

It’s the weekend. Yay! And in keeping with the more relaxed nature of the day, this Strands puzzle is a little easier to solve than some. Yay again! Strands is the latest addition to the New York Times’ Games selection, joining the likes of Wordle and Connections. It’s great fun, but can be tricky at times, so scroll down for my hints. Although as I said above, this one isn’t necessarily too bad… 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 #48) – hint #1 – today’s theme What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands? • Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Walk this way NYT Strands today (game #48) – hint #2 – clue words What are some good clue words today? Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. • TRUTH • TUSK • STEER […]