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I suspect most people will find this to be a nice, easy Strands puzzle – but that doesn’t mean everyone will. If you’re struggling a little today, read on for some 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 #122) – hint #1 – today’s theme What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands? • Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Spin your wheels NYT Strands today (game #122) – hint #2 – clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. BREAKFEEDBENDCARESTAIDDATE NYT Strands today (game #122) – hint #3 – spangram What is a hint for today’s spangram? • Two wheels good NYT Strands today (game #122) – hint #4 […]

How fast an internet connection do you really want? Well, that probably varies – based on your needs, not to mention your budget for the monthly payment – but odds are you might regard 402Tbps as overkill. Yes, we didn’t mistype that – 402Tbps, as in Terabytes – and as you might guess, that staggering speed is a new world record for the fastest-ever performance achieved via a standard (commercially available) fiber optic cable. The 402Tbps speed was hit by a team from Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), as Fudzilla reports. It was realized using a 50km length of fiber and a whole bunch of clever trickery including six signal amplifiers to pep things up (quite considerably). The NICT explains: “Novel optical gain equalizers also allowed access to new wavelength bands that are not yet utilized in deployed systems.” 402Tbps works out at downloading just over 50TB every second, no less, and easily […]

Today’s Quordle is another fairly tough one – so you may well want some hints to help you solve it. If that’s the case, simply scroll down for my clues. 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 #890) – 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 (game #890) – hint #2 – repeated letters Do any of today’s Quordle answers contain repeated letters? • The number of Quordle answers containing […]

If you’re paying out for YouTube Premium every month, there are five new features now rolling out for you to take advantage of, covering YouTube Shorts, smart downloads, improved navigation, and – of course – AI. As explained in a post on the official YouTube blog, the new features aim to give you more control over your YouTube experience. The post also mentions that the number of YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium subscribers now exceeds 100 million. First up is a new skip feature, available now to US users on Android (and coming to iOS soon). If you double-tap to skip ahead, you’ll see a button that takes you right to the most popular part of the video, direct. We’d previously heard that such a feature was being tested, and there’s more on how it works here. Then there’s picture-in-picture support for YouTube Shorts, available now on Android devices. This adds to the picture-in-picture experience that’s […]

Quordle is having one of its ultra-tricky runs, and today’s continues that theme. You might well need some help to complete it; read on if so. 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 #888) – 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 #888) – 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 3. Quordle today […]

Here’s yet another tricky Quordle puzzle to complete, but on the plus side it’s a Saturday, so you’ve got plenty of time to get it done. 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 #887) – 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 (game #887) – 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 0. Quordle today […]

A lot of the time, the most addictive games are the simplest ones, and so we present to you One Million Checkboxes. You can get the gist of this new game from its title, but the gameplay simply involves you checking and unchecking as many boxes as you like. Simple, right? Well, if you want to stay productive today, we’d encourage you to think carefully before following that link. You run the risk of being dragged into an endless battle across a field of flashing blue and white squares. The checked status of each box is the same for every player, which means any box you fill in might soon be made blank again by someone else – and mini-wars are breaking out all across the board as the checkers battle the uncheckers. Up in the top right corner of the screen is a count of how many boxes you’ve checked, and how many boxes have been […]

It’s time for the last Strands puzzle of the week – and it’s a rather apt one for the weekend, I think. Enjoy! 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 #117) – hint #1 – today’s theme What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands? • Today’s NYT Strands theme is… That’s my jam! NYT Strands today (game #117) – hint #2 – clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. BLUELUCKCOUNTROUNDGONERLOSS NYT Strands today (game #117) – hint #3 – spangram What is a hint for today’s spangram? • Playlist variety NYT Strands today (game #117) – hint #4 – spangram position What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches? • […]

The week comes to an end with another difficult Quordle puzzle to get the old gray matter working. You may need some hints for this one. 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 #886) – 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 #886) – 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 […]

Today’s Quordle is a rather more difficult one than some – so be on your guard. If you need some hints to get you started, you’ll find some below. 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 #885) – 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 #885) – 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 […]

Here’s a slightly easier Quordle game than some to start your Tuesday. Or maybe you play it at the end of the day – my brain doesn’t work well enough at that time for me to do that, but you do you… 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 #883) – 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 #883) – hint #2 – repeated letters Do any of today’s Quordle answers contain repeated […]

And so Monday rolls around again like an unwanted gift. Maybe today’s Quordle will cheer you up – but then again, it’s difficult as it always is, so maybe not… 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 #882) – 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 #882) – hint #2 – repeated letters Do any of today’s Quordle answers contain repeated letters? • The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today […]