Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, February 14 (game #1482)

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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 13 (game #1481).

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 #1482) - 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 #1482) - 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 #1482) - 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 #1482) - 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 #1482) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• T

• B

• S

• V

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

Quordle today (game #1482) - the answers

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The answers to today's Quordle, game #1482, are…

• TABOO
• BASIC
• SLOOP
• VOICE

It’s not every game where you get two words with double-Os, but this rarity didn’t make life much easier.

I’m pleased that I came away with just one wrong guess – and that was a really unlucky one.

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Daily Sequence today (game #1482) - the answers

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The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1482, are…

• CABAL
• UNITE
• DEBIT
• APPLY

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Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1481, Friday, 13 February: ALLOT, LEERY, SCALD, STEED
• Quordle #1480, Thursday, 12 February: POLYP, GUIDE, MILKY, MINER
• Quordle #1479, Wednesday, 11 February: TRYST, LIEGE, ANGER, HUTCH
• Quordle #1478, Tuesday, 10 February: DRAPE, RAMEN, TITAN, IMPLY
• 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

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NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, February 13 (game #712)

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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 12 (game #711).

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

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… See what I mean?

NYT Strands today (game #712) - hint #2 - clue words

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

• MAIN
• FROTH
• DRIP
• HIGH
• CHAT
• CHIVE

NYT Strands today (game #712) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 10 letters

NYT Strands today (game #712) - 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 #712) - the answers

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The answers to today's Strands, game #712, are…

• CHART
• VIDEO
• MODEL
• INFOGRAPHIC
• DIAGRAM
• PHOTO
• SPANGRAM: VISUALAIDS

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• My rating: Hard
• My score: Perfect

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I spotted the word “visual” in two different places on the board before piecing together the VISUALAIDS spangram. Spotting the yellow snake first really help me dash through this game, something I don’t think I would have done without that bit of luck.

One of my past jobs was compiling a weekly INFOGRAPHIC for a UK newspaper so I really should have seen that first, but instead I was pulled into the diagonal trio of CHART, VIDEO and MODEL. 

The use of VISUALAIDS is of course intended to help us process often difficult subjects. Sadly, it is all lost on me; even the thought of an overhead projector will instantly send me into a daydreaming trance due to its association with boring school lessons.

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Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, February 12, game #711)

• PIVOTAL
• RISKY
• CRITICAL
• DECISIVE
• IMPERATIVE
• SPANGRAM: HIGHSTAKES

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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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'That sounds like problematic use': You're not addicted to Instagram, says its boss – you're just 'binging' it like a Netflix show

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• Instagram boss Adam Mosseri insists the app is not addictive
• Social media apps are on trial for causing mental health issues
• There is 'problematic use' in some cases, Mosseri admits

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Adam Mosseri, who has been the head of Instagram since 2018, has had some interesting things to say about addiction on the platform. Mosseri was speaking at a high-profile trial in California investigating the mental health impacts of social media.

Meta's social platforms and YouTube are currently in the dock. They're accused of designing their apps to be as addictive as possible, leading to compulsive use that drives health problems such as body dysmorphia, anxiety, and depression.

"It's important to differentiate between clinical addiction and problematic use," Mosseri said (via the BBC). When it was put to him that the main plaintiff in the case, known as KGM, had once spent 16 hours on the platform, he said "that sounds like problematic use".

"I'm sure I've said that I've been addicted to a Netflix show when I binged it really late one night, but I don't think it's the same thing as clinical addiction," Mosseri went on to say, refusing to label the user behavior described in the trial as addictive.

'Digital casinos'

YouTube is another company in the dock (Image credit: Shutterstock / Photo Agency)

While Meta and YouTube are defending themselves, Snap and TikTok have already settled with KGM out of court. The 20-year-old Californian woman sued the social media platforms in 2023, and opening statements have been heard this week.

KGM's lawyer, Mark Lanier, has argued that these apps and services are essentially "digital casinos", and has highlighted that internal documents from these accused companies have compared their technology with Big Tobacco.

Meta's defense is that the mental health issues of KGM were brought about primarily by other factors in her life, including abuse and problems at home. However, the plaintiff had previously made over 300 complaints to Instagram about bullying on the platform.

The trial comes as social media companies face increasing scrutiny over the impacts their algorithms and features have on users. Late last year, Australia banned under-16s from social media, a move that other countries are also considering.

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NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, February 12 (game #711)

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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 11 (game #710).

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

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Sink or swim

NYT Strands today (game #711) - hint #2 - clue words

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

• GRATE
• SLACK
• GIVE
• TAKE
• POSIT
• CAST
• HIVE

NYT Strands today (game #711) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 10 letters

NYT Strands today (game #711) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

First side: top, 3rd 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 #711) - the answers

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The answers to today's Strands, game #711, are…

• PIVOTAL
• RISKY
• CRITICAL
• DECISIVE
• IMPERATIVE
• SPANGRAM: HIGHSTAKES

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• My rating: Hard
• My score: 1 hint

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I’m sure people who spend their life going to marketing meetings are very familiar with the kind of high-achieving language in this game, but it floored me a bit. Usually with Strands once I get going with the search, momentum carries me forward and I work my way around the letters finding all the words.

Today was different. After spotting PIVOTAL and RISKY, I had a good idea what the theme meant but I still struggled to find any other words.

Fortunately, a hint gave me CRITICAL, which helped me see “stakes” and then “high” to form the HIGHSTAKES spangram.

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Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, February 11, game #710)

• PECAN
• FILBERT
• PISTACHIO
• ALMOND
• CASHEW
• MACADAMIA
• SPANGRAM: GONUTS

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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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Discord tries to ‘share clarity’ on disastrous age verification plans amid mass cancellations, but safe to say it’s not helping — it’s getting thoroughly community noted

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• Discord's age verification plans have been 'clarified' in an updated press release
• Multiple Nitro users have cancelled subscription plans after the announcement
• Discord's X post has been community noted, due to recent data breach

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Discord is facing backlash from its users due to its recent announcement of expanded age verification plans, and its recent damage control attempts haven't been successful.

In an updated press release, Discord has added 'clarification' on its approach to its age verification plans, which is set for a rollout in March. The press release further highlights that not all users will be required to complete face or ID scans to continue using the platform.

Both the announcement and the updated press release have led to users canceling Nitro subscriptions, and many on Reddit and X are encouraging current subscribers to follow suit. A spike in 'Discord alternatives' searches is also apparent, according to Google Trends.

Notably, Discord states that the 'vast majority' of users will be able to continue to use the app as normal, without ever being asked to confirm their age. This is possible via Discord's claims that it will be able to confirm age groups via the information it already has on users' activity, and age predictions to access age-restricted servers or channels.

However, for users who are required to complete age verification checks, Discord claims 'facial scans never leave your device' and that IDs are only used to verify your age and are subsequently deleted.

If your deeply worried about Discord rolling out age verification globally you should cancel your Nitro. from r/pcmasterrace

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Future / X

The same press release update has been community noted on X, as Discord faced a huge data breach in 2025, which leaked 70,000 government IDs. This directly contradicts its claims that personal selfies and IDs for age verification are deleted, and X users were quick to highlight the matter in replies.

It's no wonder users are adamantly searching for Discord alternatives, as this March age verification rollout puts security and privacy at a major risk, despite Discord's claims.

Many have also suggested that Discord's press release indicates it's already 'spying' on its users, as it states that many adults won't need to complete age checks, due to 'information we already have'.

It's quite evident that Discord is in a state of damage control, and mass cancellations of Nitro subscriptions aren't going to do it any favors.

Opinion: Discord, stop punishing everyone for others' lack of parental control

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We all want better online safety for children every and every time, and fortunately, many measures are already in place to facilitate that. The same applies to video games and entertainment with age ratings, to restrict underage individuals from accessing said content.

However, it feels as though everyone is now being punished for the lack of parental control from others, at the cost of having personal information leaked.

Discord's Family Center exists to ensure parents can keep tabs on their children and their activity, and while this isn't completely foolproof, it seems as though Discord is going down the extreme route for extra protection of kids – but frankly, it doesn't feel like those are Discord's true intentions, as it would've implemented such changes a long while ago if so.

It's also worth noting that this has essentially come directly from the UK's new Online Safety Act, but was initially only implemented for UK users. Discord is taking it a step further by enforcing this for all users worldwide, when it truly doesn't need to, and I don't blame anyone looking to step away from the platform for good unless it walks back on this decision.

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'This case is about two of the richest corporations who have engineered addiction in children’s brains' — lawsuit against Meta and YouTube could decide the fate of social media

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• A major lawsuit on social media addiction is playing out in Los Angeles
• Lawyers for the plaintiff argue that social media is intentionally addictive to children
• Meta and YouTube argue their platforms are safe for younger users

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Have social media platforms such as Instagram and YouTube “engineered addiction in children’s brains”?

That’s the question at the center of a social media addiction trial being held in Los Angeles, pitting Meta and YouTube against a plaintiff accusing the companies of intentionally creating damagingly addictive platforms.

It’s not just central to this case either. The outcome of the trial could guide the result of around 1,500 more similar lawsuits being levied at social media giants (via CNN), and continue the growing trend of social media pushback – especially when it comes to young people.

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Likening swiping through social to the motion of pulling a “handle of a slot machine” in the pursuit of mental stimulation, the lawyer for the plaintiff – identified only as Kaley (and her initials KGM) – argues that YouTube and Instagram are like “digital casinos” with features that create an addictive cycle of dopamine hits.

In turn, the lawyer argues, this social media addiction caused Kaley to develop anxiety, body dysmorphia, and suicidal thoughts.

The case specifically targets social media features – such as infinite scroll feeds (which never end, no matter how far you scroll down) – rather than the content of the platforms, which would be protected under US Section 230 of Federal law.

Meta’s lawyer in the case has instead suggested KGM’s family dynamics are to blame for her mental health troubles, with spokespersons for the company saying that Meta “Strongly disagree with these allegations and are confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people.”

YouTube similarly refutes the allegations. A spokesperson has said that “providing young people with a safer, healthier experience has always been core to our work.” YouTube’s lawyer is expected to give the company’s opening legal statement on Tuesday, February 10.

Snapchat’s parent company, Snap, and TikTok were originally named in the lawsuit, too. However, they have both settled with KGM and are no longer defendants in the case.

A guide for what's to come

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This is just the start of what is set to be a six-week-long case – that with appeals may stretch even longer – so it’s impossible to predict what the jury’s verdict will decide, but it’s yet another instance of pushback against how social media platforms engage young people.

We’ve seen various proposed and passed bills limiting access to sites based on tighter age restrictions in the UK, Australia, and recently, France.

In another California legal case, this time from state Attorneys General, prosecutors are asking a Federal judge to force Meta to remove all accounts known to belong to users under 13, to delete all data collected from Facebook and Instagram users under 13, and to delete algorithms and other tools built using said data.

Some of this group are also calling for Meta to impose new restrictions for younger users, and to remove what they call “ addictive” design features like autoplay and infinite scroll – a feature highlighted in the KGM lawsuit above.

At the same time, we’ve seen social media companies perhaps attempt to preempt this backlash by launching renewed safety measures for young users. Meta, in recent years, has rolled out dedicated features for teen accounts that include special safety and content filtering options for people under 16.

More recently, Discord has announced global age verification checks will roll out to all users in early March – requiring all users to submit an ID or complete a facial age check before they can use the platform unrestricted.

Though with that last one, companies are also seeing there’s a tightrope to walk between appeasing lawmakers on the safety of their platform and not creating user outrage – the latter of which Discord does appear to have stoked.

We’ll have to wait and see exactly what happens with the case above, the many others in the works, and various government actions being taken on social media, but it does seem major shifts are all but inevitable for how young people will be able to engage with online platforms. With privacy fears and usage frustration remaining for adults with many of the proposed solutions, however, it’s unclear if they’ll end the online safety debate or merely evolve it.

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NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, February 11 (game #710)

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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, February 10 (game #709).

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

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Crack and snack

NYT Strands today (game #710) - hint #2 - clue words

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

• FINE
• MITRE
• CANE
• STUCCO
• MAST
• SOLD

NYT Strands today (game #710) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 6 letters

NYT Strands today (game #710) - 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 #710) - the answers

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The answers to today's Strands, game #710, are…

• PECAN
• FILBERT
• PISTACHIO
• ALMOND
• CASHEW
• MACADAMIA
• SPANGRAM: GONUTS

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• My rating: Hard
• My score: 1 hint

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With the advances in plant-based milks it feels as if nuts are going through a golden age at the moment (what a time to be alive!) but there always seems to be one particular nut that’s grabbing the health limelight. 

A while back it was walnuts, which were said to help reduce the risk of heart disease, then it was the ALMOND and its versatility for baking. Right now, largely due to the hype surrounding Dubai Chocolate, it’s the PISTACHIO.

At the start of this game, the theme left me blank and after finding half a dozen non-game words I took a hint to get me started – PECAN, which was quickly followed by the spangram and then a straightforward hunt for nuts.

Today’s search featured many of the main players in the nut world, but FILBERT was a new one to me; here in the UK as we only know them as hazelnuts and the key ingredients of the world’s finest food product, Nutella.

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Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, February 10, game #709)

• STONE
• WOOD
• BRICK
• COMPOSITE
• VINYL
• STUCCO
• SPANGRAM: SIDINGMATERIAL

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

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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

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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.

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Daily Sequence today (game #1478) - the answers

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

• FANCY
• ABBEY
• WAFER
• ABODE

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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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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

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

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

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• My rating: Hard
• My score: Perfect

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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.

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

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

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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 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

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

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

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• My rating: Hard
• My score: 1 hint

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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.

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

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

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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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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

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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.

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Daily Sequence today (game #1475) - the answers

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

• DRINK
• GAMER
• TRACK
• LOUSE

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

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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

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

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

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• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

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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.

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

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

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

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• 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

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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)

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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

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

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

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• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

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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.

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

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

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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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I’m a writer who won’t use generative AI — here are 7 AI-free tools that actually support real writing

While it seems that software firms want to put AI into everything, many creative people want tools that are AI-free. I'm one of them. I'm not against AI by any means – I use AI tools in music, and I've found AI-based transcription to be a godsend (once I take out the bits it makes up) – but as a professional writer and author, generative AI is a no-no for me for multiple reasons.

A big one for me and for many other writers is that genAI writing is based in part on pirating our books: some of my own books and books by my writer friends are in the Anthropic dataset (and because I’m not in the US, I'm not eligible for any of the $1.5 billion settlement that came from the class action lawsuit against the company).

One of the results of that is that many literary magazines and other important outlets now have a strict "no AI for anything" policy.

There are more practical everyday issues too. I've found that AI-powered helpers tend to make my writing worse and the writing process more difficult. I've turned off AI-based autocorrect that had me constantly fixing ridiculous changes it made to my error-free typing, and I've shuddered as AI editing tools turned characterful writing into LinkedIn thought leader-style corporate slop.

So, what can writers use instead? Here are seven excellent options from distraction-free desktops to print and ebook producers.

1. LibreOffice (Windows, Mac, Linux)

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• Free

The free, open source, old-school Microsoft Office alternative isn't the prettiest app suite out there, I know. But it's a very good place to write words, because it gets out of your way and lets you focus on the words you're writing. It has Master Documents so you can break even the biggest writing projects into more manageable chunks, it has the Navigator noting every use of the H1 heading style so you can easily find your way around chapters, and because it runs locally rather than in the cloud it's always available even when Wi-Fi isn't.

2. Beat (Mac, iPad)

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• Free (Mac)
• €12.99 (about £11 / $15 / AU$22) for iPad

Created by screenwriter Lauri-Matti Parppei for other screenwriters (and since extended to cover novel writing too), Beat is a clean, straightforward and very fast writing app that features an outliner, distraction-free writing, good file format support, automatic formatting and on the Mac, a library of plugins to expand its features. The Mac version is free and open source; sales from the iOS/iPadOS version help Parppei keep the lights on.

3. Ulysses (Mac, iPhone, iPad)

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• $39.99 / £39.99 (around AU$60) per year for Mac
• $5.99 / $5.99 / AU$9.99 per month for iPhone/iPad

Ulysses has been my go-to writing app for many years now. It's a Markdown-based writing environment that runs very quickly and keeps features to a minimum, and I love it so much I wrote an entire article about how good it is. One of its best features is its ability to export your work to almost anything: content management systems, blogging platforms, ebooks and all the key text and document formats. It's very customizable and has tiny system requirements because working in plain text, which is what Markdown effectively is, isn't going to make even the most modest Mac break sweat. It's good on iOS/iPadOS too, and syncs over iCloud.

4. iA Writer (Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad)

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• $19.99 (£15 / AU$29) iPad/iPhone
• $29.99 (£22 / AU$43) Windows
• $49.99 (£36 / AU$72) Mac

Like Ulysses iA Writer is a stripped-down, lightning fast writing environment with superb export options, but while the app doesn't use AI itself – hence its inclusion here – its creators have taken an interesting approach to the technology, which they've written about in detail. Instead of integrating AI writing tools into their apps, they've described it as a problem to solve as AI gets everywhere – and their solution is called Authorship. Authorship is in the Mac, iPhone and iPad versions of the app and it can track changes made by the likes of Apple's AI writing tools as well as text copied from third party generative AI.

5. Scrivener (Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad)

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• £55 (about $75 / AU$108) Mac/Windows
• $23.99 (about £17.50 / AU$35) iPhone/iPad

I've written entire books in Scrivener, and that's what it was made for: in addition to its writing tools it's also an excellent research and ideas organiser, so you can have notes about your characters, photos of locations you want to use, snippets of information you want to include and anything else relevant to your book right there in the app. It's overkill if you only want to write short pieces, but if you want an app that can take you from the first blank page to a fully finished manuscript and ebook, Scrivener is superb.

6. Storyist (Mac, iPhone, iPad)

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• $59 (about £43 / AU$85) for Mac
• $19.99 / £19.99 / AU$29.99 for iPad/iPhone

Storyist is a good-looking and very friendly writing app aimed at novelists and screenwriters, and it contains some great tools to help you create your masterpiece including snippets for commonly used text, print-ready PDF output, an excellent outliner and an extensive selection of customisable style sheets for specific kinds of publication. It's quite similar to Scrivener, albeit a bit less intimidating-looking.

7. yWriter (Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone, iPad)

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• Free (Windows/Mac)
• £14.99 / $14.99 / AU$22.99 (iPhone/iPad)

yWriter promises that it won't write your novel, suggest plot ideas or perform any creative tasks whatsoever. It's a stripped-back writing app that encourages you to think of your story in terms of scenes rather than chapters, and to use metadata: project notes, objects used in the scene, which character's viewpoint is being used, whether the scene is a draft or complete and so on. The Mac app is still in beta and that's currently closed, but if you have an Apple Silicon Mac you can run the iOS version.

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