Sunday, 5 April 2026

Quordle hints and answers for Monday, April 6 (game #1533)

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 Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, April 5 (game #1532).

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 #1533) - 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 #1533) - 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 #1533) - 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 #1533) - 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 #1533) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• C

• I

• P

• B

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

Quordle today (game #1533) - the answers

Quordle answers for game 1533 on a yellow background

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The answers to today's Quordle, game #1533, are…

  • CHIEF
  • IDLER
  • PASTA
  • BRIAR

Today’s game prompted me to think about a British magazine I used to subscribe to called the IDLER, whose slogan is “slow down, have fun, live well”.

It’s a motto worth remembering while playing Quordle, as speed leads to mistakes while a slower game brings the joy of untangling a tricky puzzle such as today’s.


Daily Sequence today (game #1533) - the answers

Quordle Daily Sequence answers for game 1533 on a yellow background

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The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1533, are…

  • STORM
  • NERDY
  • GUISE
  • THETA

Quordle answers: The past 20

  • Quordle #1532, Sunday, 5 April: PLUSH, GRATE, DEALT, LABEL
  • Quordle #1531, Saturday, 4 April: MOTEL, COVEN, DRIER, SCOLD
  • Quordle #1530, Friday, 3 April: PINEY, TRUSS, HALVE, SPOOF
  • Quordle #1529, Thursday, 2 April: LEAPT, MECCA, TRAIT, REFER
  • Quordle #1528, Wednesday, 1 April: SEVEN, PRIOR, ADAGE, AUDIO
  • Quordle #1527, Tuesday, 31 March: SMACK, HAPPY, LYING, PULPY
  • Quordle #1526, Monday, 30 March: CHESS, ALLOT, SCONE, DITTY
  • Quordle #1525, Sunday, 29 March: DELAY, STONY, MONTH, PARTY
  • Quordle #1524, Saturday, 28 March: BRAWN, FELLA, SCALY, BRUNT
  • Quordle #1523, Friday, 27 March: GROIN, WRONG, SKUNK, SHALL
  • Quordle #1522, Thursday, 26 March: HOBBY, COULD, MORPH, LEDGE
  • Quordle #1521, Wednesday, 25 March: BLUSH, GRIND, AWASH, SCALP
  • Quordle #1520, Tuesday, 24 March: MADAM, BLACK, USING, VOICE
  • Quordle #1519, Monday, 23 March: BAGEL, HOARD, AUGUR, TANGY
  • Quordle #1518, Sunday, 22 March: SPLAT, BACON, CAIRN, AWFUL
  • Quordle #1517, Saturday, 21 March: LEVEL, MAPLE, BRAID, CORAL
  • Quordle #1516, Friday, 20 March: BUSED, FRONT, JEWEL, TRIPE
  • Quordle #1515, Thursday, 19 March: DIRGE, VERVE, MAKER, FROZE
  • Quordle #1514, Wednesday, 18 March: CLIFF, EXPEL, PRIZE, FROCK
  • Quordle #1513, Tuesday, 17 March: GREET, BROOD, GRIME, SQUAT
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Saturday, 4 April 2026

NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, April 5 (game #763)

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, April 4 (game #762).

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

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Pouch perfect

NYT Strands today (game #763) - hint #2 - clue words

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

  • WOMB
  • PRAY
  • BALL
  • SANG
  • MASS
  • PAIL

NYT Strands today (game #763) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 10 letters

NYT Strands today (game #763) - 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 #763) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 763 on a blue background

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #763, are…

  • KANGAROO
  • BILBY
  • KOALA
  • WOMBAT
  • OPOSSUM
  • SPANGRAM: MARSUPIALS

  • My rating: Hard
  • My score: 2 hints

A very curious theme where my first thought was KANGAROO, because of the pouches they keep their babies, boxing gloves and loose change in.

Thankfully this was correct, as the only other 'pouches' that came to mind were the ones worn by bodybuilders in the 1980s.

So then, somewhat predictably after I found KANGAROO, I drew a blank and used my collection of non-game words to buy a couple of hints — BILBY didn’t help me much but with KOALA I went in search of the word MARSUPIALS, which I thought applied to animals from Australia, but actually refers to animals who raise their young in the aforementioned pouches.

There were tricky words in today’s game too, not least OPOSSUM, which took me several attempts to order correctly as I thought it started with a P not an O, something that depends on whether you are using the US or Australian spelling.


Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Saturday, April 4, game #762)

  • DAFFODIL
  • TULIP
  • HYACINTH
  • CROCUS
  • SNOWDROP
  • SPANGRAM: SPRINGBLOSSOM

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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Reddit is closing down its unfiltered r/all page of trending posts, but there is still a way to access it if you know how

If you're a Reddit user, you may have frequently loaded up the r/all page, a feed showing posts that are trending across the platform with fewer filters than the similar r/popular. Now the page is going away, though at the time of writing there is still one way to get to it.

Reddit published a changelog (via The Verge) explaining that "entry points and links to r/all" are being taken down starting from April 2. This affects both the desktop interface and the mobile apps for Android and iOS.

"As part of ongoing efforts to simplify Reddit and improve Home feed personalization, the final steps to deprecate r/all are being implemented," Reddit says. "Trending content remains available via r/popular."

The r/popular feed is similar to r/all, but blocks out adult content labeled NSFW (Not Suitable For Work). Before it got deprecated, r/all didn't filter anything out, apart from sexually explicit content.

You can still find r/all

The old Reddit interface

Open up old Reddit and you can still find r/all (Image credit: Future)

If you try and access r/all through the standard methods — by following this link, for example — you'll simply be directed to the front page of Reddit. This also presents a selection of popular content taken from across the Reddit boards.

There is still a way of finding r/all though: If you visit the old Reddit interface, which remains online, there's still a link to the r/all page at the top. Reddit has itself said that this option is going to remain available for those who want it.

This hasn't come completely out of nowhere: Reddit has previously been testing redirects away from r/all, though up until now it's been labeled as an experiment. Now the move is permanent, at least as far as the default interface goes.

The r/popular feed might not last much longer either. A spokesperson told The Verge that Reddit was "rethinking parts of the global feed experience, especially for new users" and that future changes may indeed involve r/popular.

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Friday, 3 April 2026

NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, April 4 (game #762)

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, April 2 (game #761).

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

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Early risers

NYT Strands today (game #762) - hint #2 - clue words

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

  • SOLID
  • COIN
  • PROUD
  • BINGO
  • TWINS
  • SOIL

NYT Strands today (game #762) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 13 letters

NYT Strands today (game #762) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

First side: left, 4th column

Last side: top, 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 #762) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 762 on a blue background

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #762, are…

  • DAFFODIL
  • TULIP
  • HYACINTH
  • CROCUS
  • SNOWDROP
  • SPANGRAM: SPRINGBLOSSOM

  • My rating: Hard
  • My score: 2 hints

I quickly abandoned my search for jobs that required an early morning start (mainly because I couldn’t think of any).

Fortunately in my hunt for non-game words I found ‘blossom” and then “spring” and stuck them together for today’s spangram.

However, after finding the most obvious of SPRINGBLOSSOM with DAFFODIL I reached the limits of my floral knowledge and needed two hints to see me virtually to a full bouquet.


Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, April 3, game #761)

  • GUAVA
  • ACAI
  • PINEAPPLE
  • LYCHEE
  • MANGO
  • PAPAYA
  • SPANGRAM: TROPICALFRUIT

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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Thursday, 2 April 2026

NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, April 3 (game #761)

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, April 2 (game #760).

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

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Smooth(ie) operator

NYT Strands today (game #761) - hint #2 - clue words

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

  • LINE
  • PLACE
  • CLAP
  • PINE
  • PYRE
  • FRUG

NYT Strands today (game #761) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 13 letters

NYT Strands today (game #761) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

First side: left, 5th row

Last side: right, 4th row

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

NYT Strands today (game #761) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 761 on a blue background

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #761, are…

  • GUAVA
  • ACAI
  • PINEAPPLE
  • LYCHEE
  • MANGO
  • PAPAYA
  • SPANGRAM: TROPICALFRUIT

  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

As opposed to the hits of '80s legend Sade (who sang the brilliant Smooth Operator) it was immediately apparent that we were searching for smoothie ingredients.

It wasn’t immediately apparent that all the words would be TROPICALFRUIT, so my first thought was for banana — the key ingredient of most smoothies — a search you could say proved fruitless.

Smoothies are a key plot point in an HBO show I am currently watching — DTF St Louis — where one of the characters pretends to be a regular consumer of The Go Getter at her local juice store, where it is later revealed that she is a regular Watermelon Breeze consumer. It’s quite the twist!


Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, April 2, game #760)

  • AGENT
  • BETTOR
  • JOCKEY
  • TIPSTER
  • BOOKIE
  • TRAINER
  • SPANGRAM: HORSERACING

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, 1 April 2026

NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, April 2 (game #760)

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, April 1 (game #759).

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

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… On track

NYT Strands today (game #760) - hint #2 - clue words

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

  • NECK
  • JOKE
  • COST
  • CAGE
  • TINK
  • THEY
  • BOOK

NYT Strands today (game #760) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 11 letters

NYT Strands today (game #760) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

First side: left, 4th row

Last side: right, 3rd row

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

NYT Strands today (game #760) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 760 on a blue background

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #760, are…

  • AGENT
  • BETTOR
  • JOCKEY
  • TIPSTER
  • BOOKIE
  • TRAINER
  • SPANGRAM: HORSERACING

  • My rating: Hard
  • My score: 2 hints

My first thoughts on today’s theme were something to do with music tracks or with track and field athletics. Finding nothing to match either and coming up with plenty of non-game words, I took a hint.

Alas, AGENT didn’t help me at all and confused on how to progress I used up a second hint. BETTOR made me think of gambling and finally the penny dropped.

As the son of a man who would spend every waking hour studying HORSERACING form guides I possibly should have seen this topic a bit more quickly, but I have to say I find the whole business of sitting on animals a bit ridiculous. I realize this may be a niche opinion, but to me it feels like something humans should have evolved not to need to do anymore.


Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, April 1, game #759)

  • QUIET
  • HUSHED
  • SILENT
  • NOISELESS
  • INAUDIBLE
  • SPANGRAM: SHHHHHHHHHHHH

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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Tuesday, 31 March 2026

NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, April 1 (game #759)

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 Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, March 31 (game #758).

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

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Don’t make a peep

NYT Strands today (game #759) - hint #2 - clue words

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

  • LOSE
  • NOSE
  • BLUE
  • THIS
  • BLISS
  • SHUNT

NYT Strands today (game #759) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 13 letters

NYT Strands today (game #759) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

First side: top, 1st 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 #759) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 759 on a blue background

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #759, are…

  • QUIET
  • HUSHED
  • SILENT
  • NOISELESS
  • INAUDIBLE
  • SPANGRAM: SHHHHHHHHHHHH

  • My rating: Hard
  • My score: Perfect

Seeing all the Hs on the board made me think that today’s game was some kind of April Fool’s joke, but I went ahead and connected them all anyway and ended up with the 13-letter spangram.

Incidentally, there is no standard for the number of Hs in today’s spangram, but it’s generally accepted to be four, so Strands is overdoing it just a bit.

Beyond the Hs, the only other easy thing today was the word QUIET, thanks to the hard-to-hide letter Q. 


Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, March 31, game #758)

  • WINGS
  • PILLOW
  • COIN
  • EXCHANGE
  • NOTE
  • TUTU
  • WAND
  • SPANGRAM: THETOOTHFAIRY

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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