Friday, 31 July 2026

Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, August 1 (game #1650)

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, July 31 (game #1649).

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,500 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 #1650) — 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 #1650) — 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 #1650) — 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 #1650) — 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 #1650) — hint #5 — starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• O

• B

• S

• E

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

Quordle today (game #1650) — the answers

Quordle answers for game 1650 on a yellow background

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The answers to today's Quordle, game #1650, are…

  • OMEGA
  • BIRCH
  • SMOCK
  • EERIE

There were a couple of really tricky words in this game.

Fortunately, I couldn’t think of anything that ended in R-I-E apart from EERIE and then after deciding the final word must begin O-M there was only one possible word it could be.

Daily Sequence today (game #1650) — the answers

Quordle Daily Sequence answers for game 1650 on a yellow background

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The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1650, are…

  • WINCE
  • BRAKE
  • COMET
  • WORST

Quordle answers: The past 20

  • Quordle #1649, Friday, 31 July: MANIA, SINGE, STOOL, LOFTY
  • Quordle #1648, Thursday, 30 July: MODAL, IDLER, CHUMP, LUMPY
  • Quordle #1647, Wednesday, 29 July: GAWKY, ALLOY, AUDIT, LATCH
  • Quordle #1646, Tuesday, 28 July: SMITE, ROACH, RUDDY, GLOBE
  • Quordle #1645, Monday, 27 July: TAFFY, FIGHT, GUILD, WAGER
  • Quordle #1644, Sunday, 26 July: STOMP, LIMIT, FUNKY, STEAD
  • Quordle #1643, Saturday, 25 July: SALON, SHEEN, BURST, GOURD
  • Quordle #1642, Friday, 24 July: DOLLY, EDIFY, LAGER, PRANK
  • Quordle #1641, Thursday, 23 July: LADEN, EVICT, WOVEN, SHIRE
  • Quordle #1640, Wednesday, 22 July: COYLY, SINGE, AWASH, AWOKE
  • Quordle #1639, Tuesday, 21 July: TRUSS, AXIAL, SWINE, THING
  • Quordle #1638, Monday, 20 July: ICING, SLICK, GAILY, RISEN
  • Quordle #1637, Sunday, 19 July: SPURT, ACRID, THRUM, BLEEP
  • Quordle #1636, Saturday, 18 July: KNAVE, TIGHT, BLEAT, CHAOS
  • Quordle #1635, Friday, 17 July: CUMIN, PALER, GRASS, INBOX
  • Quordle #1634, Thursday, 16 July: IGLOO, PLAIT, YEAST, AROMA
  • Quordle #1633, Wednesday, 15 July: PROXY, BRICK, BROTH, SURGE
  • Quordle #1632, Tuesday, 14 July: EBONY, AVOID, RODEO, CUTIE
  • Quordle #1631, Monday, 13 July: VOICE, BISON, BURNT, BUILT
  • Quordle #1630, Sunday, 12 July: STAIN, BINGO, LARVA, DICEY
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NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, August 1 (game #881)

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, July 31 (game #880).

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

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… As if!

NYT Strands today (game #881) - hint #2 - clue words

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

  • GAPE
  • HUGE
  • CRIER
  • DRUG
  • SURE
  • STOP

NYT Strands today (game #881) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 7 letters

NYT Strands today (game #881) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

First side: left, 1st row

Last side: right, 7th row

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

NYT Strands today (game #881) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 881 on a blue background

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The answers to today's Strands, game #881, are…

  • SILLY
  • ABSURD
  • PREPOSTEROUS
  • LUDICROUS
  • LAUGHABLE
  • SPANGRAM: GETREAL
  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

I would be lying if I didn’t say it was great fun spotting and connecting PREPOSTEROUS, but I’m sure there weren’t many player who missed this 12-letter word practically standing out and waving at us on the left side of the board.

To be fair, the rest of the board was similarly easy to spot, with only LAUGHABLE slowing me down a little as I completed my search for reactions to an unbelievable statement.

In my schooldays, I was behind plenty of tall tales that would elicit an “as if!” response, although the thing was I believed most of them. Here are some of my claims aged nine, and the truth about each: my uncle was a professional footballer (he played for a village team), I was related to Paul McCartney (my mum fancied him), my mate Kevin's family were millionaires (they won a raffle). As if, indeed!

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Friday, July 31, game #880)

  • CHARMING
  • BOLD
  • BOSSY
  • LOYAL
  • GENEROUS
  • DRAMATIC
  • SPANGRAM: LEOTHELION

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, 30 July 2026

NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, July 31 (game #880)

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, July 30 (game #879).

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

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Summer sign

NYT Strands today (game #880) - hint #2 - clue words

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

  • SLOTH
  • HOTEL
  • CHILLY
  • BOTHER
  • COLD
  • THEY
  • LION

NYT Strands today (game #880) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 10 letters

NYT Strands today (game #880) - 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 #880) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 880 on a blue background

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The answers to today's Strands, game #880, are…

  • CHARMING
  • BOLD
  • BOSSY
  • LOYAL
  • GENEROUS
  • DRAMATIC
  • SPANGRAM: LEOTHELION
  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

It took me far too long to understand that today’s words were about astrology.

My first word of CHARMING seemed to have nothing to do with the summer and so it continued until I realized that BOSSY, LOYAL and GENEROUS had nothing to do with the season and a lot to do with personality — and in particular the (supposed) personality of a LEO.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, July 30, game #879)

  • SMITH
  • MASON
  • JOINER
  • TANNER
  • COOPER
  • WEAVER
  • SPANGRAM: ARTISANS

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, 29 July 2026

NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, July 30 (game #879)

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, July 29 (game #878).

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

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Trade names

NYT Strands today (game #879) - hint #2 - clue words

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

  • WART
  • RAVE
  • MAST
  • STOP
  • TROOPER
  • PASTE

NYT Strands today (game #879) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 8 letters

NYT Strands today (game #879) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

First side: left, 1st row

Last side: right, 1st row

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

NYT Strands today (game #879) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 879 on a blue background

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The answers to today's Strands, game #879, are…

  • SMITH
  • MASON
  • JOINER
  • TANNER
  • COOPER
  • WEAVER
  • SPANGRAM: ARTISANS
  • My rating: Hard
  • My score: 1 hint

As I was working around the board collecting “trade names” I could not help but wonder how many of today’s trades would be considered the work of ARTISANS in the future — programmer, writer, barista?

Many in the search are jobs that are now quite niche, yet we only need think of how many people are named SMITH or COOPER to realize how commonplace they once were.

Not so commonplace, however, to prevent me from needing a hint, although in my case it was laziness that prompted me to take the shortcut, thus demonstrating my inevitable replacement by a far more capable AI version.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, July 29, game #878)

  • DOLL
  • PUPPET
  • DUMMY
  • MANNEQUIN
  • FIGURINE
  • STATUE
  • SPANGRAM: FABRICATED

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, 28 July 2026

NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, July 29 (game #878)

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, July 28 (game #877).

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

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… A made man

NYT Strands today (game #878) - hint #2 - clue words

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

  • QUEST
  • NEST
  • BRAT
  • MANIC
  • STIR
  • FETA

NYT Strands today (game #878) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 10 letters

NYT Strands today (game #878) - 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 #878) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 878 on a blue background

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The answers to today's Strands, game #878, are…

  • DOLL
  • PUPPET
  • DUMMY
  • MANNEQUIN
  • FIGURINE
  • STATUE
  • SPANGRAM: FABRICATED
  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

A made man could mean a titan of industry, a mobster or if taken literally a scarecrow or indeed a PUPPET.

My first two words had double letters, a pattern that continued with DUMMY and the slightly more challenging MANNEQUIN — a word that I would have struggled to spell without the helper.

With the search virtually cracked I saw FABRICATED — although for full disclosure I should reveal that I missed it completely while collecting “fabric” as a non-game word.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, July 28, game #877)

  • COMPLETE
  • UNDEVIDED
  • FULL
  • TOTAL
  • WHOLE
  • ENTIRE
  • SPANGRAM: ITSALLTHERE

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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Monday, 27 July 2026

NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, July 28 (game #877)

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, July 27 (game #876).

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

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Leave nothing out

NYT Strands today (game #877) - hint #2 - clue words

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

  • DIALER
  • NOTES
  • UNDER
  • DIVER
  • UNITE
  • SALT

NYT Strands today (game #877) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 11 letters

NYT Strands today (game #877) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

First side: left, 4th 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 #877) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 877 on a blue background

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The answers to today's Strands, game #877, are…

  • COMPLETE
  • UNDEVIDED
  • FULL
  • TOTAL
  • WHOLE
  • ENTIRE
  • SPANGRAM: ITSALLTHERE
  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

This was a speedy one.

Without any difficult words, twisting connections or multiple possibilities I managed to find all of the game words quickly, leaving just the spangram to complete the board.

Adding to the ease, it was also a great game for non-game words.

All in all like shooting fish in a bucket. Except with words.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Monday, July 27, game #876)

  • PLATFORM
  • TRACK
  • TICKET
  • COUNTER
  • KIOSK
  • BENCH
  • SPANGRAM: TRAINSTATION

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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Sunday, 26 July 2026

NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, July 27 (game #876)

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, July 26 (game #875).

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

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Let the journey begin

NYT Strands today (game #876) - hint #2 - clue words

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

  • BRINK
  • CHART
  • TIME
  • STANK
  • TICK
  • PLAIT

NYT Strands today (game #876) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 12 letters

NYT Strands today (game #876) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

First side: left, 8th row

Last side: right, 8th row

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

NYT Strands today (game #876) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 876 on a blue background

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The answers to today's Strands, game #876, are…

  • PLATFORM
  • TRACK
  • TICKET
  • COUNTER
  • KIOSK
  • BENCH
  • SPANGRAM: TRAINSTATION
  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

Another Spangram First for me today, although it did come in two parts as I saw “station” before making the connection for TRAINSTATION.

From here it was a case of collecting the more obvious railway-related words — PLATFORM, TRACK, TICKET — before connecting the less obvious like KIOSK.

A nice, easygoing start to the week.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday, July 26, game #875)

  • GURU
  • MAVEN
  • PUNDIT
  • EXPERT
  • AUTHORITY
  • SPECIALIST
  • SPANGRAM: BIGBRAIN

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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