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Have you been hooked by Strands yet? It’s fast becoming a must-play for me, (almost) as essential as getting my daily Wordle fix. Presumably, if you’re reading this page then you are at least vaguely interested in it – so read on for some hints for today’s game. 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 #42) – hint #1 – today’s theme What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands? • Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Join the club! NYT Strands today (game #42) – hint #2 – clue words What are some good clue words today? Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. • MATE • MATES • SMITH • WITH • RULE • PICK NYT Strands today (game #42) – hint #3 – spangram What is a hint for today’s spangram? • Yum! […]

It’s time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off. Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I’m still playing now, more than two years after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it’s fun, but also difficult. But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for today’s Wordle answer, you’ll probably need some hints for this game too. 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 #811) – 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’s Strands is an apt one for the weekend, but I can’t say any more without giving the game away. It’s a fun one, trust me, but requires certain specialist knowledge. If you don’t have it, you may find some of my hints to be helpful… 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 #41) – hint #1 – today’s theme What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands? • Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Group think NYT Strands today (game #41) – hint #2 – clue words What are some good clue words today? Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. • SNARE • TEAR • ROCK • ROOK • PAIR • REAR NYT Strands today (game #41) – hint #3 – spangram What is a hint for today’s spangram? • Louder! NYT Strands today […]

It’s time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off. Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I’m still playing now, more than two years after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it’s fun, but also difficult. But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for today’s Wordle answer, you’ll probably need some hints for this game too. 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 #810) – 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 […]

It’s time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off. Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I’m still playing now, more than two years after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it’s fun, but also difficult. But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for today’s Wordle answer, you’ll probably need some hints for this game too. 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 #809) – 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 […]

Google is continuing its experimentation with its best-known staple, Google Search, with trials of AI-generated answers that will appear ahead of the usual list of results. It began by trying out its new plan on a limited number of results in the US, and now the trial is expanding to the UK. The idea is for Google to provide AI-generated comprehensive written answers, providing an ‘overview’ at the top of selected search results. In the initial testing phase, this will only be visible to a small number of UK users who are logged into their Google accounts when using Search.  The AI-generated overviews will only appear as a part of certain search results, with Google now having a better idea based on its previous trials – which the company claims suggested that users found them helpful. Hema Budaraju, a senior director at Google of its Search Generative Experience (SGE) and one of the key drivers behind Google’s […]

It’s time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off. Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I’m still playing now, more than two years after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it’s fun, but also difficult. But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for today’s Wordle answer, you’ll probably need some hints for this game too. 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 #808) – 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 […]

It’s time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off. Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I’m still playing now, more than two years after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it’s fun, but also difficult. But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for today’s Wordle answer, you’ll probably need some hints for this game too. 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 #806) – 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 […]

Recently, some Android Auto users have found that voice commands haven’t been working quite as they should, but it appears that a fix for the problem is arriving in an update now. As reported by 9to5Google, the problem is that Android Auto was passing voice commands through to Google Maps only, rather than to a user’s preferred navigation app (such as Waze). If you already have a navigation app running, Google Assistant is supposed to send your Android Auto voice commands to that app (and if one isn’t running, they should go the one you last used). However, it appears that Google Maps has been hijacking these commands, with all requests steered to the ‘default’ app. Apparently, it’s been possible to get around this by totally disabling Google Maps on your phone, but that’s not exactly ideal – just because you find Waze (or another app) to be preferable for driving in your area doesn’t stop you […]

It’s time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off. Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I’m still playing now, more than two years after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it’s fun, but also difficult. But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for today’s Wordle answer, you’ll probably need some hints for this game too. 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 #805) – 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 […]