NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, June 2 (game #821)

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 Monday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, June 1 (game #820).

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 #821) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Caught in the Net

NYT Strands today (game #821) - hint #2 - clue words

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

• DESTROY
• MELTED
• STONER
• POEMS
• COMET
• MORE

NYT Strands today (game #821) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 15 letters

NYT Strands today (game #821) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

First side: left, 1st 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 #821) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #821, are…

• POST
• FEED
• COMMENT
• MEME
• REEL
• TREND
• STORY
• SPANGRAM: EXTREMELYONLINE

• My rating: Hard
• My score: 2 hints

Somewhat thoughtlessly I initially searched for fishing terms before the penny dropped and I realized that the “net” in question was the internet and specifically the words that occupy the time of those EXTREMELYONLINE.

While looking for a start I spotted “extremely” but failed to see anything beyond it, so thought I’d caught a long non-game word rather than the start of a very long spangram — the longest since February, when we also had a 16-letter spangram.

Despite the high number of four-letter words and the fact that I am “extremely online” myself, I found this round extremely difficult.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Monday, June 1, game #820)

• RAMP
• MOREL
• NETTLE
• BLACKBERRY
• CHESTNUT
• CHICORY
• SPANGRAM: FORAGING

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.

https://ift.tt/9NWehAo

NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, June 1 (game #820)

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, May 31 (game #819).

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 #820) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Shall we gather for lunch?

NYT Strands today (game #820) - hint #2 - clue words

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

• PRONE
• CHART
• STORY
• TINGE
• BAKER
• CHAIR

NYT Strands today (game #820) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 8 letters

NYT Strands today (game #820) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

First side: left, 3rd 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 #820) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #820, are…

• RAMP
• MOREL
• NETTLE
• BLACKBERRY
• CHESTNUT
• CHICORY
• SPANGRAM: FORAGING

• My rating: Hard
• My score: 2 hints

I had no idea what today’s theme was to begin with and assumed it was some pop culture reference that had passed me by — like a quote from Golden Girls or the punchline of a Tim Robinson sketch.

My first hint word of RAMP didn’t help much either, but after I took a second hint of MOREL I got it — this is all about FORAGING, I thought, as the spangram magically appeared before my eyes.

Foraging is one of those things that sounds brilliant — it’s natural, resourceful and free — but I just know that I would get it wrong and pick the wrong kind of CHESTNUT or mushroom and end up poisoning myself.

BLACKBERRY picking is the most common form of foraging (for one week a year) where I live, but I still managed to get that wrong and give myself stomach pain once. 

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday, May 31, game #819)

• MARKET
• MUSEUM
• BEACH
• CASTLE
• RESTAURANT
• MONUMENT
• SPANGRAM: TOURISM

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.

https://ift.tt/bgW5uOS

Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, May 31 (game #1588)

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 Saturday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, May 30 (game #1587).

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 #1588) - 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 #1588) - 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 2.

Quordle today (game #1588) - 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 #1588) - 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 #1588) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• W

• M

• O

• C

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

Quordle today (game #1588) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #1588, are…

• WRYLY
• MOUNT
• OVERT
• CACAO

Not the easiest of games today, with each word needing some thinking time.

The hardest was CACAO. Initially, I couldn’t think of anything that began with a C and ended in an O, but after realizing I’d already used the R in “cargo” I decided it must include a repeated letter — or in this case, two.

Daily Sequence today (game #1588) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1588, are…

• RENEW
• EBONY
• BRAVE
• SWORN

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1587, Saturday, 30 May: WHILE, TAPER, BRAWL, REPLY
• Quordle #1586, Friday, 29 May: DRIFT, CREPT, ETHOS, DECAY
• Quordle #1585, Thursday, 28 May: GRAPE, VALUE, YEARN, INFER
• Quordle #1584, Wednesday, 27 May: GAUZE, REPAY, GIANT, STEEP
• Quordle #1583, Tuesday, 26 May: MODAL, MELON, PSALM, DRAWN
• Quordle #1582, Monday, 25 May: SLIME, ARISE, EAGER, SHEIK
• Quordle #1581, Sunday, 24 May: RIGHT, STALE, FLUKE, LINEN
• Quordle #1580, Saturday, 23 May: JUICY, DREAM, IDYLL, BRAID
• Quordle #1579, Friday, 22 May: GAILY, HITCH, DRUNK, COUNT
• Quordle #1578, Thursday, 21 May: RANCH, OTTER, WREST, ILIAC
• Quordle #1577, Wednesday, 20 May: TEDDY, MINUS, TRULY, STARK
• Quordle #1576, Tuesday, 19 May: HIPPY, FORTE, HORSE, QUELL
• Quordle #1575, Monday, 18 May: CLANK, SWINE, STEAM, DRAPE
• Quordle #1574, Sunday, 17 May: WHINE, TENET, KNAVE, GREED
• Quordle #1573, Satuday, 16 May: DEMUR, THREE, SLEEP, CRUDE
• Quordle #1572, Friday, 15 May: EPOCH, SPIKY, FAINT, PENNE
• Quordle #1571, Thursday, 14 May: SEVEN, DECRY, VILLA, MILKY
• Quordle #1570, Wednesday, 13 May: SKUNK, CHAFE, INTER, SOOTH
• Quordle #1569, Tuesday, 12 May: AGLOW, AVAIL, BADLY, STING
• Quordle #1568, Monday, 11 May: CLUMP, SALTY, BOAST, YIELD

https://ift.tt/FjskgaB

NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, May 30 (game #818)

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 Friday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, May 29 (game #817).

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 #818) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… We’ll be there

NYT Strands today (game #818) - hint #2 - clue words

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

• SWEAR
• RING
• FLEA
• PEAR
• BLADE
• GIRL

NYT Strands today (game #818) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 11 letters

NYT Strands today (game #818) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

First side: left, 3rd row

Last side: right, 6th row

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

NYT Strands today (game #818) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #818, are…

• RELIABLE
• LOYAL
• CARING
• TRUSTWORTHY
• HELPFUL
• SPANGRAM: GOODFRIENDS

• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

I was almost disappointed when I saw RELIABLE immediately, as I like a little bit of a challenge, so to make it fun I roared through the entire game at breakneck speed.

I am sure that somewhere hidden within the letters is a Friends reference, beyond the theme itself of course, but I couldn’t find it.

Instead, we were given a selection of words to remind us of the qualities required of GOODFRIENDS.

To my mind, being LOYAL is the most important and being able to look beyond disagreements. In other words, it’s fine to hate your friends occasionally.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Friday, May 29, game #817)

• PIGS
• COWS
• HORSES
• SHEEP
• DUCKS
• CHICKENS
• GOATS
• SPANGRAM: FARMANIMALS

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.

https://ift.tt/xu2gM7i

Quordle hints and answers for Friday, May 29 (game #1586)

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 Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, May 28 (game #1585).

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 #1586) - 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 #1586) - 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 (game #1586) - 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 #1586) - 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 2.

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 #1586) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• D

• C

• E

• D

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

Quordle today (game #1586) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #1586, are…

• DRIFT
• CREPT
• ETHOS
• DECAY

It’s quite unusual in Quordle to get an anagram where every letter is in an incorrect position, so it took me a while to convert “those” into ETHOS.

This minor struggle aside, I was gifted the other three words — especially CREPT, which is just one letter out from my starter word of “crypt”.

Daily Sequence today (game #1586) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1586, are…

• SHEET
• SONAR
• SALON
• SLIME

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1585, Thursday, 28 May: GRAPE, VALUE, YEARN, INFER
• Quordle #1584, Wednesday, 27 May: GAUZE, REPAY, GIANT, STEEP
• Quordle #1583, Tuesday, 26 May: MODAL, MELON, PSALM, DRAWN
• Quordle #1582, Monday, 25 May: SLIME, ARISE, EAGER, SHEIK
• Quordle #1581, Sunday, 24 May: RIGHT, STALE, FLUKE, LINEN
• Quordle #1580, Saturday, 23 May: JUICY, DREAM, IDYLL, BRAID
• Quordle #1579, Friday, 22 May: GAILY, HITCH, DRUNK, COUNT
• Quordle #1578, Thursday, 21 May: RANCH, OTTER, WREST, ILIAC
• Quordle #1577, Wednesday, 20 May: TEDDY, MINUS, TRULY, STARK
• Quordle #1576, Tuesday, 19 May: HIPPY, FORTE, HORSE, QUELL
• Quordle #1575, Monday, 18 May: CLANK, SWINE, STEAM, DRAPE
• Quordle #1574, Sunday, 17 May: WHINE, TENET, KNAVE, GREED
• Quordle #1573, Satuday, 16 May: DEMUR, THREE, SLEEP, CRUDE
• Quordle #1572, Friday, 15 May: EPOCH, SPIKY, FAINT, PENNE
• Quordle #1571, Thursday, 14 May: SEVEN, DECRY, VILLA, MILKY
• Quordle #1570, Wednesday, 13 May: SKUNK, CHAFE, INTER, SOOTH
• Quordle #1569, Tuesday, 12 May: AGLOW, AVAIL, BADLY, STING
• Quordle #1568, Monday, 11 May: CLUMP, SALTY, BOAST, YIELD
• Quordle #1567, Sunday, 10 May: DONOR, FAITH, ROBOT, EXILE
• Quordle #1566, Saturday, 9 May: SHALL, ERUPT, WISER, DRIER

https://ift.tt/MR72NWB

Websites are using this FROST-y new technique to spy on users by snooping on their SSD activity

• Researchers at Graz University of Technology unveiled FROST, a browser side‑channel attack
• The method can reveal visited websites and opened desktop apps, but requires large file creation
• Limitations exist, yet the study highlights how modern browser features expand the attack surface for surveillance

Security researchers have come up with a new way of spying on internet users, and they’re calling it FROST. Recently, more than half a dozen researchers from the Graz University of Technology (Austria) published a new report called “FROST: Fingerprinting Remotely using OPFS-based SSD Timing” in which they claim that there is a way to spy on user activities directly through the browser.

This is a remote side-channel technique that exploits a standard browser feature called the Origin Private File System (OPFS). Generally, a side-channel attack is a way of stealing secrets by measuring physical side effects, such as how long an action takes, how much power it uses. In this case, the researchers measured solid-state drive (SSD) access speeds, allowing them to track which websites a victim visited, and what desktop applications they opened.

“Web browsers have evolved from simple document viewers into complex platforms capable of running sophisticated applications,” the research paper says. “Companies like Google, Microsoft, and Adobe have developed full-fledged office suites, photo- and video editors, or even integrated development environments (IDEs) that run entirely within the browser.”

Limitations exist

“While these features enhance the capabilities of web applications and allow completely novel use cases, they also increase the browser’s attack surface, and some have already been shown to introduce new vulnerabilities.”

Unlike real-life exploits, those discovered in controlled environments have limitations, which make it somewhat harder to pull off in the wild. For example, the attack only works if the victim’s activity and the browser are running on the same SSD. The attack requires creating an exceptionally large file to bypass the computer’s memory cache, which can noticeably drain the victim’s free disk space and since Firefox limits storage space per website to 10GB, the attack is a little more difficult to pull off on that specific browser.

It was also said that the attacker cannot perform a quick, short measurement, because the large file must first be cleared out of the system’s memory cache. And finally, if a user runs software that completely moves their browser profile into RAM, the zero-interaction attack is successfully blocked.

Still, if you are worried about someone using FROST to snoop on you, just make sure you only keep one tab open at a time.

Via Ars Technica

https://ift.tt/4n5bK3o

NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, May 28 (game #816)

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, May 27 (game #815).

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 #816) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Talking scents

NYT Strands today (game #816) - hint #2 - clue words

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

• DAWDLE
• SOON
• LIME
• MINER
• SLAW

NYT Strands today (game #816) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 9 letters

NYT Strands today (game #816) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

First side: bottom, 5th column

Last side: top, 3rd column

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

NYT Strands today (game #816) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #816, are…

• JASMINE
• PEAR
• SANDALWOOD
• BERAMOT
• NEROLI
• SPANGRAM: FRAGRANCE

• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

Apart from NEROLI taking me ages, despite it being my final word, this was a fairly straightforward game with a, thankfully, sensible (unlike yesterday) spangram.

Rare letters are hard to ignore in Strands, so I went straight to JASMINE — which immediately opened up PEAR.

I was surprised that my favorite FRAGRANCE of lime was missing, but at least it made an appearance as a non-game word.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, May 27, game #815)

• FRANKFURTER
• BRAT
• FOOTLONG
• BANGER
• WEENIE
• SPANGRAM: HOTDIGGITYDOG

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.

https://ift.tt/0lIqQGz