NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, June 13 (game #832)

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, June 12 (game #831).

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

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Track event

NYT Strands today (game #832) - hint #2 - clue words

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

• MUSE
• SLOG
• ROPE
• LIMES
• SLIME
• DIME

NYT Strands today (game #832) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 7 letters

NYT Strands today (game #832) - 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 #832) - the answers

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The answers to today's Strands, game #832, are…

• MUSIC
• SONG
• QUEUE
• LYRICS
• LOUDSPEAKER
• MICROPHONE
• SPANGRAM: KARAOKE

• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

“Track event” — that’s athletics right? Err, nope.

Fortunately the spangram — KARAOKE — was very difficult to miss, so I didn’t have to work looking for shot put, discus and javelin. Instead, our quest was searching for musical words.

I have always avoided KARAOKE, both having to sing — which is a nightmare — and also the horror of people murdering some of the greatest songs of all time. It is quite hard to avoid in TV shows, though; recently I suffered my way through Alfred Molina attempting Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen in the otherwise enjoyable The Boroughs. At least I think it was Thunder Road. It’s the sort of thing that should come with a warning before you start watching.

Anyway, I digress… the game was an easy one, made all the easier by a couple of long game words in MICROPHONE and LOUDSPEAKER.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Friday, June 12, game #831)

• BODY
• POINT
• HOOK
• TOPIC
• PROBLEM
• CONCLUSION
• SPANGRAM: PARTSOFSPEECH

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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Is Facebook down? Users reporting disruption across Meta platforms like Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram — here's everything we know

It looks like Meta is having a rough Friday morning. Starting shortly before 10 AM ET, reports began to spike from users unable to access both Facebook and WhatsApp, with the number of complaints continuing to climb.

The initial issues appear to be concentrated on WhatsApp, where users were reporting that the app's main screen failed to load. Since then, though, Facebook has been the main brunt of Meta's issues this AM – I myself got something that went wrong, then just the classic logo, and then an empty feed that still hasn't loaded. Down Detector reports have quickly spiked to over 100,000 for Facebook issues.

So to track the ongoing disruptions affecting Facebook, WhatsApp, and potentially other Meta platforms, TechRadar is spinning up a live blog.

A look at Down Detector

It's clear that many of Meta's platforms are having some issues currently, as you can see at the top of Down Detector in the United States.

Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram are at the top of the list, with the first currently leading with over 120,000 reports.

(Image credit: Future)

Right now, I still can't get Facebook on the desktop to load; parts of the interface appear, like the main sidebars, but the actual content is missing. Now, I'm in New Jersey experiencing this, but my TechRadar colleagues in the UK are seeing a similar situation, with some posts appearing and then the feed appearing blank.

Let me know what you're seeing in the comments down below.

(Image credit: Future)

It does appear that Meta's engineers and other teams might have figured out the issue pretty quickly, though, as Facebook is again loading for a few of my colleagues, and reports on Down Detector are starting to drop for issues with Facebook and Messenger.

Facebook does appear to be recovering a bit. I was able to load the homepage and saw a few posts in the feed, but when I tried to click into one, I just saw the logo centered and Meta at the bottom, so it appears there might still be some issues with parts of the platform.

Let me know what you're seeing in the comments below.

(Image credit: Future)

On iOS, the Facebook app is still experiencing issues, mainly with the top story bar appearing empty and the feed serving older stories. For my colleague Josephine Watson in the UK, she's getting a 'Try Again' error at the top of her feed.

(Image credit: Future)

Meta confirms four issues with 'business products'

(Image credit: Future)

While Facebook is recovering and loading in a much closer to normal form than what we're seeing closer to the top of the hour, Meta's business products status page is showing an active disruption for 'Facebook Ads Manager,' 'Messenger API for Instagram,' 'Messenger Platform,' and 'WhatsApp Business Platform.'

Suffice it to say, it's clear that the issues affecting Meta span platforms – Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp included.

(Image credit: Future)

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Quordle hints and answers for Friday, June 12 (game #1600)

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, June 11 (game #1599).

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 #1600) - hint #1 - Vowels

How many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 5*.

* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).

Quordle today (game #1600) - 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 #1600) - 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 #1600) - 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 #1600) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• T

• S

• J

• U

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

Quordle today (game #1600) - the answers

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The answers to today's Quordle, game #1600, are…

• TENTH
• SHOAL
• JELLY
• UNIFY

Gosh, this was a tricky game and another one where every word took ages to get, although I am pretty pleased that I only made one wrong guess (“belly” instead of JELLY).

I also wasted quite a while because I spelled SHOAL s-h-a-o-l and spent ages trying to think of other words that would fit.

Hope it was easier for you.

Daily Sequence today (game #1600) - the answers

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The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1600, are…

• DEMUR
• AGAPE
• BRINK
• HAUTE

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1599, Thursday, 11 June: GAMMA, SPILL, SALVE, RURAL
• Quordle #1598, Wednesday, 10 June: BELIE, TEACH, GUEST, NOOSE
• Quordle #1597, Tuesday, 9 June: VENOM, UNITE, SHIRT, ANGER
• Quordle #1596, Monday, 8 June: CURSE, DROVE, SNOWY, DEBUG
• Quordle #1595, Sunday, 7 June: QUERY, AXION, LILAC, SWORD
• Quordle #1594, Saturday, 6 June: SIEVE, PHONY, GIVER, KNOWN
• Quordle #1593, Friday, 5 June: RECUR, SCOUT, SCOWL, CHORD
• Quordle #1592, Thursday, 4 June: ENSUE, YACHT, CURRY, NASTY
• Quordle #1591, Wednesday, 3 June: MOODY, JEWEL, BLEAT, SOAPY
• Quordle #1590, Tuesday, 2 June: GRAIL, STRUT, SHALE, SORRY
• Quordle #1589, Monday, 1 June: STOOD, FROND, REMIT, VOWEL
• Quordle #1588, Sunday, 31 May: WRYLY, MOUNT, OVERT, CACAO
• 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

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The Social Reckoning trailer dubbed 'SNL sketch' divides fan opinion — but it's not the Meta whistleblowing scandal we should be paying attention to

• First trailer for The Social Network sequel, The Social Reckoning, has been released
• Stars Jeremy Strong, Jeremy Allen White and Mikey Madison in leading roles
• Movie explores the 2021 whistleblowing scandal, but release coincides with another whistleblower being 'silenced'

The first trailer for The Social Network sequel, The Social Reckoning, has been released (which you can catch up with below).

Starring Jeremy Strong, Jeremy Allen White and Mikey Madison, the new movie is set to follow the 2021 Facebook internal document leak to the Securities and Exchange Commission and The Wall Street Journal by whistleblower, engineer Frances Haugen.

Described by Sony as a "spiritual successor" to The Social Network rather than a traditional sequel, The Social Reckoning will pick up 17 years after the first film ends with an entirely new cast and swaps director David Fincher for Aaron Sorkin (though Sorkin wrote the original screenplay for both).

The trailer has split fan opinion online, with some praising Strong for his "scarily accurate" portrayal of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, while others have dubbed it "unnecessary" and a "SNL sketch."

If you're somebody who has kept up with Facebook-related news over the first few years, you might have noticed that the timing of the trailer release is particularly interesting.

While it doesn't involve Haugen or anything we'll see in the new movie, another Facebook whistleblower, Sarah Wynn-Williams, has been "silenced" by the company mere days before The Social Reckoning debuted its first look.

The Social Reckoning trailer released days after Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams 'banned' from promoting Meta expose

Around the same time as The Social Reckoning is beginning to be promoted, Sarah Wynn-Williams, the former Director of Public Policy at Facebook, was 'banned' from promoting her Meta expose book, Careless People: A Story of Where I Used to Work, at the Hay-on-Wye literature and arts Festival on May 31.

Why? With Meta strongly disputing the book’s claims, the company obtained an arbitration ruling in the US ahead of the book’s publication based on an agreement Wynn-Williams signed upon leaving the company.

This means that the author is banned from promoting or publicly discussing the book, with failure to comply with the rules potentially resulting in penalties of up to $50,000 per breach. As a result, Wynn-Williams sat in silence during her entire panel discussion at the festival.

The situation was described by panel host Carole Cadwalladr as “an author in a hostage situation." Copies of the book were removed from sale during the festival over concerns its sale could be tied to Wynn-Williams’ promotion.

For those who cannot wait for The Social Reckoning's release date of October 9, Careless People is a fantastic starting point to begin to get insight into Facebook's whistleblowing scandals (and I'd recommend this as an audiobook on Spotify, Audible and more).

Sales have reportedly increased by 300% since the 'silencing.'

Featured whistleblower Haugen also has a memoir to tide us over while we wait, with The Power of One: How I Found the Strength to Tell the Truth and Why I Blew the Whistle on Facebook being released in 2023.

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The risks are 'real, measurable, and increasing': Canada is the latest country to move to ban social media for under-16s

• Canada tables the The Safe Social Media Act in Bill C-34
• It needs to be approved by both the House of Commons and the Senate
• Under-16s would be banned from social media platforms

There's an increasing realization that social media isn't particularly healthy for younger children, and a growing number of governments are now taking legislative action in response, with Canada the latest country to move to ban access to social media platforms for under-16s.

This is being done via the The Safe Social Media Act (via Engadget), put forward by the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture Marc Miller. The Act describes "growing risks" for young people that are "real, measurable, and increasing" — including negative effects on mental health, cyberbullying, and sexual abuse.

The Act also flags up AI as driving changes in "how harmful content is created, amplified, and experienced online". The Canadian government posits that the algorithms and engagement-baiting of social media platforms, together with features like endless scroll and autoplaying videos, have exacerbated these problems.

Introduced under Bill C-34, the Act is now officially tabled in the Canadian Parliament, though there's a way to go yet before it's made law. It will need to be voted in by both the House of Commons and the Senate, before being approved by the Governor General, but the process is now well underway.

"We're failing our children," Miller told reporters including CBC. "Enough is enough. We need basic protection in place so every child in this country can be safe on platforms they use every day." The plan is to set up a watchdog commission to make sure the ban on access for under-16s is upheld.

AI not included

AI apps like ChatGPT would be exempt from the ban, for now (Image credit: Shutterstock/Alex Photo Stock)

The ban would apply to social media platforms, livestreaming services, and adult content services. Social media platforms and livestreaming services (but not adult content services) will be able to apply for exemptions, if they can prove "adequate safeguards" have been put in place for young people.

AI chatbots won't be included in the ban, though the bill does require that they take steps to reduce the risk of harmful content being generated in response to user prompts. Miller said that AI apps represented "an evolving playing field", and that authorities would "keep a close eye" on these services.

Exactly how this ban will be enforced hasn't been specified — Miller said there would be "a back and forth" with the social platforms on this — and CBC quotes concerns from Michael Geist, the University of Ottawa's Canada Research Chair, that any kind of age verification process would impinge on the privacy rights of all users, not just children.

A similar ban on social media for under-16s was put in place in Australia last year, though there's some debate over how effective it's being. Other countries, including the UK, are weighing up restrictions of their own, though difficulties with enforcement and verification are problems no matter what the location.

It's a little over 20 years since Facebook arrived, and social platforms are now facing a real reckoning: Meta and YouTube were ruled "negligent" by a Los Angeles court back in March, while just this week Apple devoted a large part of its WWDC 2026 presentation to improved protections for children on its devices.

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NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, June 11 (game #830)

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, June 10 (game #829).

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

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Oozing

NYT Strands today (game #830) - hint #2 - clue words

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

• SHIRE
• BITES
• HERO
• ZOOM
• SOUR
• CHEST

NYT Strands today (game #830) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 9 letters

NYT Strands today (game #830) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

First side: top, 3rd column

Last side: bottom, 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 #830) - the answers

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The answers to today's Strands, game #830, are…

• BLUES
• FUSE
• CHOOSE
• BREWS
• SCHMOOZE
• SHOES
• CRUISE
• SPANGRAM: RHYMETIME

• My rating: Hard
• My score: 1 hint

It took me quite a while to understand today's theme, but after I noticed the first word I found (BLUE) and a hint word (FUSE) rhymed, it slowly dawned on me that we weren’t looking for things that oozed.

Well, this is a game you cannot lose so whatever I choose would give me clues that i can use to satisfy my muse…

Anyway I digress. From here it was just a case of finding the rhyming words of which SCHMOOZE took me ages to figure out, attempting ooze and, er, mooze, before finally getting there. Right, I think I need a snooze.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, June 10, game #829)

• PHOTO
• FILE
• SOFTWARE
• DOCUMENT
• APPLICATION
• SONG
• SPANGRAM: DOWNLOAD

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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NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, June 10 (game #829)

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, June 9 (game #828).

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

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Something just clicked

NYT Strands today (game #829) - hint #2 - clue words

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

• RATE
• CORE
• PATH
• CASUAL
• COMA
• WATER

NYT Strands today (game #829) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 8 letters

NYT Strands today (game #829) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

First side: top, 3rd column

Last side: bottom, 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 #829) - the answers

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The answers to today's Strands, game #829, are…

• PHOTO
• FILE
• SOFTWARE
• DOCUMENT
• APPLICATION
• SONG
• SPANGRAM: DOWNLOAD

• My rating: Hard
• My score: 1 hint

My first thoughts around the theme “something just clicked” was either something to do with things with switches or maybe songs with finger clicks (Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie is my favorite).

Ultimately, though, it was all about mouse clicks and the many things we might DOWNLOAD onto our desktop.

It’s rare that we have a game word longer than the spangram and I’m struggling to work out how I completely failed to see the word APPLICATION.

Instead, I began with PHOTO, which kept me on a “things with switches and buttons” track before a hint gave me FILE and I changed my thinking.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, June 9, game #828)

• SNACKS
• WAVES
• DECK
• SEASICKNESS
• DRINKS
• DANCING
• SPANGRAM: IMONABOAT

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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