Monday, 9 February 2026

Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, February 10 (game #1478)

Looking for a different day?

A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Monday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Monday, February 9 (game #1477).

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,400 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.

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 #1478) - 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 #1478) - 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 #1478) - hint #3 - uncommon letters

Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?

• No. None of Q, Z, X or J appear among today's Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #1478) - hint #4 - starting letters (1)

Do any of today's Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 0.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you're not ready yet then here's one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #1478) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• D

• R

• T

• I

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle today (game #1478) - the answers

Quordle answers for game 1478 on a yellow background

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #1478, are…

  • DRAPE
  • RAMEN
  • TITAN
  • IMPLY

RAMEN was the word I started Quordle with for about a year before changing a few weeks ago.

I regret that decision after it popped up in the game today, but I still think I would have struggled over IMPLY, which took me two labored guesses to solve.


Daily Sequence today (game #1478) - the answers

Quordle Daily Sequence answers for game 1478 on a yellow background

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1478, are…

  • FANCY
  • ABBEY
  • WAFER
  • ABODE

Quordle answers: The past 20

  • Quordle #1477, Monday, 9 February: TODDY, DELVE, BLUSH, WORST
  • Quordle #1476, Sunday, 8 February: ENJOY, MAMBO, WRATH, STRAP
  • Quordle #1475, Saturday, 7 February: APPLE, RAZOR, CAMEL, MOTIF
  • Quordle #1474, Friday, 6 February: RESIN, CRUMP, RIGOR, ETHOS
  • Quordle #1473, Thursday, 5 February: THROB, BUILT, NOBLE, THUMB
  • Quordle #1472, Wednesday, 4 February: BLAND, HUNKY, PUNCH, TESTY
  • Quordle #1471, Tuesday, 3 February: BOUND, ADORE, PINKY, FLYER
  • Quordle #1470, Monday, 2 February: TIARA, THANK, SEVER, STINT
  • Quordle #1469, Sunday, 1 February: SNARL, BEGIN, FLASK, AGONY
  • Quordle #1468, Saturday, 31 January: GRAPE, GENRE, BEARD, RIVER
  • Quordle #1467, Friday, 30 January: STOKE, BLOKE, RENEW, OVERT
  • Quordle #1466, Thursday, 29 January: BLACK, VOCAL, GLADE, MAPLE
  • Quordle #1465, Wednesday, 28 January: INGOT, IGLOO, GONER, FLAKE
  • Quordle #1464, Tuesday, 27 January: QUALM, SHARD, MIGHT, DWELT
  • Quordle #1463, Monday, 26 January: CRACK, DEVIL, MAKER, SAVOR
  • Quordle #1462, Sunday, 25 January: CATCH, TABBY, HUMOR, DATUM
  • Quordle #1461, Saturday, 24 January: HEIST, THEIR, DETOX, PRESS
  • Quordle #1460, Friday, 23 January: WRECK, GUARD, BELIE, BRAVO
  • Quordle #1459, Thursday, 22 January: FRONT, QUOTE, RAISE, POKER
  • Quordle #1458, Wednesday, 21 January: PRIVY, SHADY, REMIT, AORTA
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Sunday, 8 February 2026

NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, February 9 (game #708)

Looking for a different day?

A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, February 8 (game #707).

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word 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 #708) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Frequent flyer

NYT Strands today (game #708) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

  • TRAP
  • SPORT
  • PITY
  • GROPE
  • MURAL
  • COIL

NYT Strands today (game #708) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 8 letters

NYT Strands today (game #708) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 5th row

Last side: right, 5th row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #708) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 708 on a blue background

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #708, are…

  • RUNWAY
  • LUGGAGE
  • SECURITY
  • PASSPORT
  • PILOT
  • TARMAC
  • SPANGRAM: AIRPORTS

  • My rating: Hard
  • My score: Perfect

After initially thinking we were looking for airlines and then, after getting the spangram first, the names of AIRPORTS I was relieved when it was simply a case of airport-related words.

Airport terminals are often described as being a living hell, but I’d reserve that description for any branch of Build A Bear Workshop on a Saturday afternoon. There are many things I don’t like about them, but I’ve found arriving for flights four hours earlier relieves my tension and allows me to enjoy the frisson of international jet set travel and the unique availability of gigantic Toblerones.

Anyway, this search presented minimal surprises, but I did find it slow going. I hope your passage was smoother.


Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday, February 8, game #707)

  • OLIVE
  • CHERRY
  • SHRIMP
  • TWIST
  • CELERY
  • SPRIG
  • SPANGRAM: COCKTAILGARNISH

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.

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Saturday, 7 February 2026

NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, February 8 (game #707)

Looking for a different day?

A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Saturday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, February 7 (game #706).

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word 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 #707) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Make it fancy

NYT Strands today (game #707) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

  • SHARP
  • STICK
  • CLAP
  • GLOVE
  • SLOG
  • CRISP

NYT Strands today (game #707) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 15 letters

NYT Strands today (game #707) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: top, 2nd column

Last side: bottom, 5th column

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #707) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 707 on a blue background

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The answers to today's Strands, game #707, are…

  • OLIVE
  • CHERRY
  • SHRIMP
  • TWIST
  • CELERY
  • SPRIG
  • SPANGRAM: COCKTAILGARNISH

  • My rating: Hard
  • My score: 1 hint

I knew I was in trouble after getting six non-game words without a clue as to what today’s theme was about.

A hint gave me OLIVE, but it took me a little while to twist it into a word despite it being just five letters long. At this point I thought the search must be for hors d'oeuvres and fancy party snacks.

After getting CHERRY I finally got it and worked my way around the board gathering other cocktail fancies, including the spectacular spangram in the shape of a cocktail glass – chin, chin.


Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Saturday, February 7, game #706)

  • DULL
  • MUNDANE
  • DREARY
  • TIRESOME
  • HUMDRUM
  • SPANGRAM: WATCHINGPAINTDRY

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.

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Friday, 6 February 2026

Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, February 7 (game #1475)

Looking for a different day?

A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Friday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Friday, February 6 (game #1474).

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,400 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.

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 #1475) - 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 #1475) - 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 #1475) - hint #3 - uncommon letters

Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?

• Yes. One of Q, Z, X or J appears among today's Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #1475) - hint #4 - starting letters (1)

Do any of today's Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 0.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you're not ready yet then here's one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #1475) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• A

• R

• C

• M

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle today (game #1475) - the answers

Quordle answers for game 1475 on a yellow background

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #1475, are…

  • APPLE
  • RAZOR
  • CAMEL
  • MOTIF

I made a ridiculous error in this game that demonstrates the fact that I had a poor night’s sleep far more clearly than the sleeping app on my watch.

For reasons I cannot really explain I guessed the word “toxic” despite the letter C already being eliminated. Deploying a rare letter was wild enough already but this was crazy.

Fortunately I pulled it back, getting MOTIF and taking a less crazy risk for RAZOR.


Daily Sequence today (game #1475) - the answers

Quordle Daily Sequence answers for game 1475 on a yellow background

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1475, are…

  • DRINK
  • GAMER
  • TRACK
  • LOUSE

Quordle answers: The past 20

  • Quordle #1474, Friday, 6 February: RESIN, CRUMP, RIGOR, ETHOS
  • Quordle #1473, Thursday, 5 February: THROB, BUILT, NOBLE, THUMB
  • Quordle #1472, Wednesday, 4 February: BLAND, HUNKY, PUNCH, TESTY
  • Quordle #1471, Tuesday, 3 February: BOUND, ADORE, PINKY, FLYER
  • Quordle #1470, Monday, 2 February: TIARA, THANK, SEVER, STINT
  • Quordle #1469, Sunday, 1 February: SNARL, BEGIN, FLASK, AGONY
  • Quordle #1468, Saturday, 31 January: GRAPE, GENRE, BEARD, RIVER
  • Quordle #1467, Friday, 30 January: STOKE, BLOKE, RENEW, OVERT
  • Quordle #1466, Thursday, 29 January: BLACK, VOCAL, GLADE, MAPLE
  • Quordle #1465, Wednesday, 28 January: INGOT, IGLOO, GONER, FLAKE
  • Quordle #1464, Tuesday, 27 January: QUALM, SHARD, MIGHT, DWELT
  • Quordle #1463, Monday, 26 January: CRACK, DEVIL, MAKER, SAVOR
  • Quordle #1462, Sunday, 25 January: CATCH, TABBY, HUMOR, DATUM
  • Quordle #1461, Saturday, 24 January: HEIST, THEIR, DETOX, PRESS
  • Quordle #1460, Friday, 23 January: WRECK, GUARD, BELIE, BRAVO
  • Quordle #1459, Thursday, 22 January: FRONT, QUOTE, RAISE, POKER
  • Quordle #1458, Wednesday, 21 January: PRIVY, SHADY, REMIT, AORTA
  • Quordle #1457, Tuesday, 20 January: MONEY, TRASH, TROPE, SHADE
  • Quordle #1456, Monday, 19 January: EBONY, ALTAR, SALTY, FALSE
  • Quordle #1455, Sunday, 18 January: BATTY, TWINE, DEBUT, TALLY
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Thursday, 5 February 2026

NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, February 6 (game #705)

Looking for a different day?

A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, February 5 (game #704).

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word 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 #705) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Let's face it

NYT Strands today (game #705) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

  • BROKE
  • SWORE
  • THERE
  • SHUT
  • MATE
  • HERO
  • RAISIN

NYT Strands today (game #705) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 8 letters

NYT Strands today (game #705) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: bottom, 3rd column

Last side: top, 4th column

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #705) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 705 on a blue background

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The answers to today's Strands, game #705, are…

  • EYES
  • CHEEKS
  • NOSE
  • BROWS
  • MOUTH
  • HAIRLINE
  • FOREHEAD
  • SPANGRAM: FEATURES

  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

Aside from the rare bottom-to-top spangram, this was a fairly straightforward search for facial FEATURES.

Although having said that, after eliminating the obvious EYES, CHEEKS, NOSE, BROWS, and MOUTH I was left with a large chunk of space and inability to see the two remaining words.

After some epic staring I finally tapped out HAIRLINE and FOREHEAD – the two most common features to be altered by cosmetic procedures. As someone with a rapidly receding hairline and canyons forming in my wrinkled forehead, I’m considering both once my lottery winnings arrive.


Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, February 5, game #704)

  • BOROUGHS
  • SENSES
  • OCEANS
  • VOWELS
  • TOES
  • WEEKDAYS
  • SPANGRAM: GIVEMEFIVE

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.

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Wednesday, 4 February 2026

‘Someone is actually reading the room’: Firefox just got an AI kill switch, and I hope other developers will follow its lead


  • Mozilla Firefox 148 will soon get an AI kill switch
  • This addition can disable all AI features in one go
  • You’ll also be able to disable AI tools individually, if you like

Firefox is often chosen by people who dislike the direction Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers are taking. And as browser makers rush to stuff their products with as much artificial intelligence (AI) as possible, Firefox is taking a different tack, introducing an “AI kill switch” that disables all AI features in the Mozilla app.

In a blog post about the decision, Mozilla says users will get the feature with the Firefox 148 update, which is set to arrive on February 24. Not only will this let you manage individual AI features within the browser, but you’ll also be able to switch them off entirely with a single click.

Aside from the all-in-one kill switch, you’ll be able to choose whether to enable or disable the following features: translations, alt text in PDF files, AI-powered tab grouping, link previews, and the AI chatbot that’s located in the browser’s sidebar.

Mozilla caused something of a backlash late in 2025 when it announced it would bring AI features to the Firefox browser. Although these run on your device – meaning your information is not sent to any company’s cloud servers – many users were unhappy with the advent of AI features in a browser like Firefox, which has often sought to differentiate itself from rival offerings.

Banish AI from your browser

Mozilla’s latest move seems to have met with a positive reaction from some sections of the internet. Responding to the announcement on Reddit, user jpsreddit85 quipped, “Says a lot about the future state of AI when the most requested feature is to disable it.” User David-J, meanwhile, commented that “Someone is actually reading the room.”

As a long-time Firefox user, this feels like the right move by Mozilla. AI is controversial at the best of times, but especially so among Firefox users, who pride themselves on their independence and generally seem less on board with AI than many internet users.

Adding AI to Firefox was always going to be a risky move by Mozilla, given the userbase’s sentiments – adding a way to block it entirely is a sensible way to win back support.

That said, this seems to be a fairly isolated move in the world of web browsers. Chrome has a near-monopoly on browsers, and its creator, Google, a major AI investor, has added numerous AI features to the app. Microsoft and Apple, makers of Edge and Safari, are equally committed to AI.

Very few browsers have added an AI kill switch like Firefox's, though privacy-focused alternatives like Brave and DuckDuckGo can also be customized in this way. That all means that if you’re sick of AI in your browser, there are options available to you – you just need to avoid the biggest players.


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NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, February 5 (game #704)

Looking for a different day?

A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, February 4 (game #703).

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word 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 #704) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Quint-essential

NYT Strands today (game #704) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

  • SIEVE
  • STOLE
  • FROM
  • VIBES
  • SALON
  • SLOW

NYT Strands today (game #704) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 10 letters

NYT Strands today (game #704) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: top, 3rd column

Last side: bottom, 6th column

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #704) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 704 on a blue background

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The answers to today's Strands, game #704, are…

  • BOROUGHS
  • SENSES
  • OCEANS
  • VOWELS
  • TOES
  • WEEKDAYS
  • SPANGRAM: GIVEMEFIVE

  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

The theme did give things away today with its “quint-essential” pun, although I did initially think we may be looking for five-letter words rather than things there are five of.

Seeing BOROUGHS ended that notion and immediately triggered memories of the Beastie Boys' track To the 5 Boroughs. SENSES, meanwhile, automatically made me think of the movie The Sixth Sense. OCEANS and VOWELS I got from thinking of other famous five things, but I don’t think I would have ever arrived at TOES or WEEKDAYS. 

My favourite thing featuring five things is the Olympic Rings, which seeing as the Winter games start tomorrow would have been a nice touch – but difficult to fit in.


Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, February 4, game #703)

  • COLLECTIBLE
  • DICE
  • GAME
  • MINIATURE
  • PUZZLE 
  • MODEL
  • SPANGRAM: HOBBYSHOP

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.

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