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, June 8 (game #1596).
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 #1597) - 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 #1597) - hint #2 - repeated letters
Do any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?
• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 0.
Quordle today (game #1597) - 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.
Google I/O 2026 kicked off with a jam-packed opening keynote on Tuesday, and if you were worried that artificial intelligence (AI) was a passing craze, think again.
The software giant revealed incoming upgrades to Google Gemini, Gemini Live, Google Flow, YouTube, and even online shopping (yes, really), and we finally got our first look at Samsung's long-awaited Android XR smart glasses.
We were following along with the event as it happened, so check out the posts at the bottom of this page for a beat-by-beat breakdown. Otherwise, head to the 'key news' section for a roundup of the biggest stories from Google I/O 2026.
Google's I/O 2026 keynote kicked off at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST, or 3am AET on May 20, and you can re-watch the showcase via the above YouTube link.
Google I/O 2026 — key news
We don't know for sure what Google is cooking up for I/O 2026, but we can make some pretty confident predictions based on various leaks and rumors:
Welcome to our Google I/O 2026 live blog! Stick with us as we predict what to expect from today’s big software showcase, before reporting on the event as it happens.
As a reminder, Google's livestream kicks off at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST (or 3am AET tomorrow if you're reading from Australia), and you can tune in via the video link above.
I/O keynotes tend to run for between one and two hours, so expect things to be wrapped up by 12pm PT / 3pm ET / 8pm BST / 5am AET.
Is it Android XR time?
Google has been teasing its Android XR smart glasses for what seems like forever at this point, but might we finally see them unveiled at I/O 2026? We make our predictions in the video above.
Google-what?
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The Googlebook was a real oddity of Google's The Android Show broadcast. Is it hardware? Is it software? Google's first Gemini-centric platform is, seemingly, a bit of both, but we're not entirely sure how it works just yet. Here's hoping we get a little more color on this new "intelligence system" at I/O 2026.
Google I/O is typically reserved for software announcements, so we're not expecting much in the way of hardware news from today's event. But if you are wondering about the company's latest physical products, Google recently launched a super slim screenless fitness tracker, the Fitbit Air.
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As for where Google I/O is taking place, it'll kick off — like always— at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. That's basically Google's version of the Steve Jobs Theater, which, by the way, is just a 16-minute drive away. Keep an eye out for Apple CEO John Ternus peeking over the fence.
Just
30 mins to go!
*Siren noise* Google I/O 2026 kicks off in half an hour. As a reminder, you can tune into the event live via Google's YouTube channel or follow along with us here (if you do hop over to YouTube, you'll be greeted by some rather upbeat, jellyfish-inspired 'jellectronica', which is certainly a choice on Google's part).
It looks like Google CEO Sundar Pichai and co. are ready to rumble...
We’re ready, are you? pic.twitter.com/XbApW3fttiMay 19, 2026
OK, so while we wait for the main I/O stream to kick off, it looks like we're watching... Pokimane play Infinite Scaler? That's not a sentence I thought I'd be writing this morning.
And we're off! Cue the emotive montage...
Sundar Pichai takes to the stage...
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Sundar opens with a run-through of all the ways Gemini has helped to advance fields such as science, education, health, and more in the last year.
Did Sundar just say 'tokenmaxxing'? Yes, yes I think he did.
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Google now has 13 products with over a billion users each. Five of those products have over 3 billion users, and AI overviews now have 2.5 billion monthly users. Talk about big numbers.
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Here's our first big feature announcement of the day: Ask YouTube.
With Ask YouTube, rather than searching for a specific video the old-fashioned way, you can ask complex and lengthy questions, and Gemini will serve up specific videos that it thinks best answer your query. Helpfully, you'll be sent directly to the relevant part of the videos in question, too, rather than having to skim through them.
Did Google just turn YouTube into a chatbot?
"How my brother inspired me to be a software engineer" feels like a distinctly Google phrase.
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That quote came as part of the Docs Live announcement. Rolling out for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, Docs Live will essentially let you speak documents into existence. I'm not worried for my job, you are...
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We're now getting a look at the incredible speed of Google's new TPU 8 chips.
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Yes, you can now build 8-bit games in about 8 seconds.
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Damis Hassabis is now on stage to talk about advancements in Google's AI models. "Artificial general intelligence is just a few years away," he says. As a reminder, that's a theoretical form of AI that can successfully learn, reason, and perform any intellectual task a human can.
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Gemini Omni is Google's new AI model. It can simulate complex concepts like kinetic energy and gravity, and translate complex scientific ideas into digestible videos.
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The first model in the Omni family is Omni Flash. It's available today in the Gemini app, Google Flow, and on YouTube Shorts.
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Google is rolling out SynthID and C2PA verification to Search and Chrome, so users can more easily identify AI-generated imagery.
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Next up: Gemini 3.5 Flash. "When compared to 3.1 Pro, Flash is better across the board. It's made huge progress in coding," Sundar says. "It's 4x faster than other frontier models."
Google is supposedly processing more than three trillion tokens a day internally using Gemini 3.5 Flash. Yes, three trillion.
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Antigravity CLI, Antigravity SDK, and Native Voice Support are available globally starting today.
Google also announces its Antigravity 2.0 desktop application. It's "unabashedly agent-first," and is supported by Gemini 3.5 Flash.
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I'll be honest, guys, I'm not 100% sure what's going on here — Google just name-dropped about seven acronyms in 30 seconds — but I think we're seeing whether Antigravity 2.0 can run Doom.
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OK, good news: Antigravity 2.0 is available globally, for everyone, starting today.
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This feels big: Google just announced Gemini Spark. This is a personal AI agent that helps you navigate your digital life, taking action on your behalf. It's works 24/7, even when your laptop is closed. Spark is powered by Gemini Flash 3.5 and the Antigravity harness.
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We're now getting a Gemini Spark demo (in a redesigned Gemini interface, by the way). The host has tasked Spark with drawing up a complex block party plan involving schedules, planning permissions, and calendar integrations.
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Hang on, is that an iPhone?!
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Google launches a new AI Ultra plan starting at $100 per month.
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Here's Liz Reid now to talk about AI overviews, which have doubled every quarter since last summer. Yikes.
Google Search will now run on Gemini 3.5, and Google is launching an entirely new Search box. Search will "help you formulate your question," and field follow-up queries in a dedicated, chatbot-style box underneath your initial results.
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Google's new Search tool can also act like an AI agent. You can ask super complex questions and have it update you outside of Search as the answer to that question changes. Reid gives the example of, "Keep me updated when my favorite athletes drop new sneakers."
"Whether you want to find it, buy it, or book it, Search will help you get it done."
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Well, this is pretty mad. Search can also now build custom graphics to help you visualize complex problems. It's called "Generative UI for Search", and it'll be free for everyone starting from summer this year.
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If I'm understanding this correctly, you can essentially build mini-apps with Generative UI in Search. The host is giving the example, 'Build a weekend planner to automate my family's weekend plans,' and Search is seemingly building a whole darn app in real-time. This is impressive.
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Here's a bit more color on that Ask YouTube feature Google announced earlier.
One query example given by Google was, “How to teach my 3-year-old how to ride a pedal bike, they already know how to ride a balance bike?”
As you can see in the video below, Gemini delivered written answers like a typical AI chatbot, but these were accompanied by relevant YouTube videos, so you can both read and watch to get the answers you’re looking for.
You can read more about Ask YouTube elsewhere on TechRadar.
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Onto shopping (yay!). Google has partnered with the likes of Amazon, Shopify, and Walmart on the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), which is an open standard designed by Google to unify digital commerce.
Previously, AI assistants had to work with hard-coded integrations for each merchant's unique API, but the UCP levels the playing field to make AI-powered shopping easier.
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If that last part was too boring for you, here's something more interesting: the Universal Cart.
This is Google's “new agentic hub for shopping across Google” and “a truly intelligent shopping cart." It comes with AI features powered by the company's Gemini AI model that could help you score a discount or avoid mistakes with the items you’re purchasing.
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And here's that big Gemini app redesign. It's called Neural Expressive, and features new colors, animations, and a completely repositioned Gemini Live icon.
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Remember that block party prompt Google mentioned earlier? Gemini Spark has just served up the result, and it looks... much better than something I'd be able to produce myself in 30 minutes.
Is Gemini the new GOAT?
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Here's a roundup of the many, many Gemini upgrades we just heard in that section.
There was the Gemini on macOS update, the Neural Expressive redesign, the new Omni model, the new 3.5 Flash model, the Daily Brief upgrade, and of course, Gemini Spark.
All of these features bring Gemini one step closer to being "the ultimate personal assistant," as Google describes it.
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We're moving away from Gemini now, and look away, graphic designers: Google Pics and Stitch are two new creative tools that make Canva look as advanced as black-and-white television.
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Google Flow is also being upgraded with Gemini Omni, new agentic tools, and music-making capabilities. We're seeing an example of a user-generated piano riff being turned into an R&B track. It's not my cup of tea, but you've got to respect the technology.
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It's finally Android XR time: Google's first audio glasses will arrive this fall.
These glasses will deliver information directly to your ears, rather than displaying it on your screen, and offer various assistive features, including navigation, summarized notification readouts, real-time audio translation, and the ability to translate text on signs, among other AI tools. You can also use them to capture first-person photos and videos.
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Google and Samsung are showing off two glasses designs on stage at I/O, but we'll supposedly get more when the full range launches later this year.
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We're now getting a live demo of the glasses in action. They're being used to order a coffee, summarize messages, and add events to the wearer's calendar.
They'll also come with Nano Banana capabilities — so essentially, you can take pictures with the glasses, and tell the on-board AI how you want those pictures to be edited. It's all pretty neat.
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Here's some refreshingly positive AI-related news: Gemini for Science will bring together powerful AI tools to assist with research and help scientists model complex concepts.
"This technology will be a force multiplier for human ingenuity and usher in a new age of progress."
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And that's a wrap! If you managed to keep up with everything announced in that nearly two-hour showcase, kudos to you — if not, I'll be checking back over my notes to bring you a roundup of the key news imminently.
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, June 7 (game #826).
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 #827) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Play time
NYT Strands today (game #827) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
SAGE
NINE
STONED
SMILES
GRADE
PINT
NYT Strands today (game #827) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #827) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: top, 2nd column
Last side: bottom, 3rd column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #827) - the answers
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The answers to today's Strands, game #827, are…
CHIPS
CARDS
TILES
BOARDS
TOKENS
DICE
SPINNERS
SPANGRAM: GAMENIGHT
My rating: Hard
My score: Perfect
After getting CHIPS I decided that today’s theme must have something to do with casinos and gambling, which was more or less on the right track.
Thanks to the shortness of many of the game words I was able to rattle through the search fairly quickly, only pausing for SPINNERS — which finally made me realize that the GAMENIGHT in question was actually about analog board games.
I love board games, but I lack the patience to complete most of them — the same character flaw is possibly also why I have never watched a complete game of cricket, start 100 times more books than I finish and check the length of a film before committing myself to visiting a theater. Frankly, it’s a miracle that I get to the end of game of Strands.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday, June 7, game #826)
BULLFROG
SNAKE
TURTLE
CHAMELEON
CROCODILE
SPANGRAM: COLDBLOODED
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.
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, June 6 (game #825).
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 #826) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Herpetology 101
NYT Strands today (game #826) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
SNACK
BLAME
CLEAN
ROLE
BONE
CAKE
NYT Strands today (game #826) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #826) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: bottom, 2nd column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #826) - the answers
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The answers to today's Strands, game #826, are…
BULLFROG
SNAKE
TURTLE
CHAMELEON
CROCODILE
SPANGRAM: COLDBLOODED
My rating: Hard
My score: Perfect
I do not quite know how I knew that herpetology was related to amphibians and reptiles, but it popped into my head somehow.
Most likely it was something to do with my recent David Attenborough documentary binge, but either way it was a huge help in cracking today’s game. The fact that I spied BULLFROG almost instantly helped too.
Despite my confidence about the theme, this game was still challenging, much like the beasts themselves; every word was well camouflaged and we had a spangram that zig-zagged across the board.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Saturday, June 6, game #825)
MARRIAGE
NUPTIALS
WEDLOCK
VOWS
MATRIMONY
SPANGRAM: TYINGTHEKNOT
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.
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 5 (game #824).
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 #825) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… With this ring…
NYT Strands today (game #825) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
TRAM
SLADE
RANK
MIRROR
LINK
TALK
NYT Strands today (game #825) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters
NYT Strands today (game #825) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: left, 6th 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 #825) - the answers
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The answers to today's Strands, game #825, are…
MARRIAGE
NUPTIALS
WEDLOCK
VOWS
MATRIMONY
SPANGRAM: TYINGTHEKNOT
My rating: Easy
My score: Perfect
With the exception of a spangram that started and ended on the same side of the grid, this was a straightforward game to untangle.
Like many, I expect my first thought was MARRIAGE and it was an easy spot on the board to find the double-R.
NUPTIALS is a word I have never given much thought to, but it’s a good one to describe the whole overarching (and costly) rigmarole of a wedding day — and it also features in the least romantic document a soon-to-be married couple can sign, the prenup.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Friday, June 5, game #824)
SCRAP
BRAWL
SKIRMISH
CLASH
SCUFFLE
MELEE
SPANGRAM: FIGHTINGWORDS
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.
It includes new and improved features, with everything that was previously free remaining so — at least for now
Following an announcement last month, Instagram Plus is now rolling out globally, giving you the opportunity to pay a monthly subscription to use a platform you previously accessed for free.
Of course, the free tier is still available and — for now at least — includes everything it always did, with the ‘Plus’ version adding things on top.
For $3.99 (roughly £3 / AU$5.60) per month, Instagram Plus gives you ‘Story Spotlight’, which lets you give your story priority for your friends, ‘Super Hearts’, which are animated hearts you can send, the ability to create as many story audience lists as you want, and the ability to make a story last for 48 hours, rather than the standard 24.
You can also preview stories, see how many times your stories were rewatched, quickly check if a specific person has viewed your story, and post to your profile or highlights without it appearing in friends' feeds.
On the customization side, you can choose from a selection of app icons, customize the font of your profile bio, and pin up to six posts to your profile (up from three previously).
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A troubling future
All of this is new, so you don’t lose anything by not paying, and you still have to deal with adverts even if you do pay.
But of course, things could change — it’s possible that, in the future, Meta will let you pay to remove ads (as users can already separately do in the UK and EU), but it’s also possible that features that are currently free will one day be added to Instagram Plus.
And if nothing else, it's likely that most upcoming Instagram features will be placed behind the Instagram Plus paywall.
Those possibilities — along with a concept of paying for an app that has always been free, even if that’s fully optional for now — have been met with an understandably unhappy response from users.
Under a previous TechRadar article covering Instagram Plus and a possible pay-to-engage future, responses included “talk about pricing yourself out of business”, “let it be their undoing”, and “I won’t be paying”, among other, mostly negative comments.
So, it will be interesting to see whether Instagram Plus will actually prove successful for Meta, and whether the company will leave the free features alone indefinitely and continue improving the free tier, or whether Instagram will increasingly become an app you need to pay to use properly.
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, June 4 (game #823).
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 #824) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Do you wanna go?
NYT Strands today (game #824) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
PUFF
BLING
BRAN
SING
SHALT
FLASH
NYT Strands today (game #824) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NYT Strands today (game #824) - 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 #824) - the answers
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The answers to today's Strands, game #824, are…
SCRAP
BRAWL
SKIRMISH
CLASH
SCUFFLE
MELEE
SPANGRAM: FIGHTINGWORDS
My rating: Easy
My score: Perfect
In themselves, none of today’s words sound too troubling — but put together they make you realize how many FIGHTINGWORDS we have in the English language and what that says about the myriad ways we have found to inflict violence upon each other.
A SKIRMISH, though, sounds like something most of us could handle and the world would be better if this was the upper limit of a fight — it’s up there with minor dispute, contretemps and what soccer commentators like to call “handbags” (this is when two players pretend to fights but their hearts are not really in it).
I managed to get through without any hints, after spotting the spangram immediately. I am presuming the theme is a meme or pop culture reference that has gone completely over my head.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, June 4, game #823)
GRACE
EASE
POISE
APLOMB
STYLE
COMPOSURE
SPANGRAM: POETRYINMOTION
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.
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 Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, June 3 (game #1591).
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 #1583) - 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 #1583) - 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 #1583) - 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.
What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?
• E
• Y
• C
• N
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
Quordle today (game #1583) - the answers
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The answers to today's Quordle, game #1583, are…
ENSUE
YACHT
CURRY
NASTY
After a slow game yesterday I managed to roar through today’s in less than a minute.
Using the letter Y in my starter words was my main helper today, making YACHT, NASTY and CURRY all easy catches and leaving me with an anagram of ENSUE.
Daily Sequence today (game #1583) - the answers
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The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1583, are…
A new Surfshark study found that over 50% of the top 15 mobile browsers collect user location data.
Microsoft Edge, Aloha, Yandex, and Phoenix collect precise location data, with Edge and Aloha openly sharing it with third parties.
Privacy-focused browsers like Tor, Brave, and DuckDuckGo do not collect app-level location data, proving that continuous tracking isn't technically necessary.
Google Chrome recently introduced approximate location sharing to give users more control over their whereabouts. While that’s a step in the right direction, a new study indicates that the mobile browser industry still has a massive location-tracking problem.
Cybersecurity firm Surfshark analyzed 15 popular mobile browser applications and discovered that over half of them actively gather user location data. Even more concerningly, four of those apps are scooping up your precise location, rather than a generalized area.
While using the best VPN is a fantastic way to spoof your IP address and encrypt your online traffic, granting app-level location permissions on your smartphone can completely bypass those protections, giving away your physical whereabouts.
“Your browser maps your daily routine and weekend plans before you’ve shared them with anyone. This location tracking is a profit-driven exploitation of personal habits, rather than a technical necessity for the browser to function,” said Justas Pukys, Senior Product Manager at Surfshark.
To help you understand exactly what data you are handing over, here is how the top 15 mobile browsers stack up when it comes to tracking your physical location.
The worst offenders
Precise location collection is far from an industry standard, but four browsers in the study, Microsoft Edge, Aloha, Yandex, and Phoenix, declare that they collect both approximate and precise location data.
Most browsers that collect this data keep it internal, but Microsoft Edge and Aloha are glaring exceptions. Both companies openly acknowledge that they share this location data with third parties, severely elevating the privacy risks for their users.
Phoenix collects this data under the guise of "App functionality" and "Personalization," while Yandex claims it needs your location for five distinct purposes: "Personalization," "Advertising or marketing," "App functionality," "Analytics," and "Fraud prevention, security, and compliance."
Approximate location tracking
Four popular mobile browsers collect only your approximate location: Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Opera, and Mozilla Firefox.
However, the intent behind this collection varies wildly. According to Surfshark's analysis, Safari limits its location collection strictly to personalizing the user experience.
Opera, on the other hand, relies on your location exclusively for advertising and marketing purposes. Chrome and Firefox fall into the same boat as Yandex, citing a wide spectrum of five distinct purposes ranging from analytics to marketing.
Browsers that don't track you
The good news is that seven browsers in the study do not collect location data at the app level at all. This proves that continuous location tracking is a lucrative choice, not a technical requirement for rendering web pages.
If you want to keep your daily routines entirely private, Surfshark’s research points to privacy-branded browsers like DuckDuckGo, Brave, Tor, and Ecosia, alongside Samsung Internet, UC Browser, and Mi Browser. All of these declare no app-level location data collection in their Google Play Data Safety disclosures.
The real-world risks of location tracking
Mobile browsers simply do not need to harvest your location data. As Pukys points out, websites that genuinely need your location, like a local weather or delivery site, can request one-time location access directly through the browser.
Allowing your browser app to continuously monitor your movements leaves your daily habits vulnerable.
Constant surveillance exposes your weekly routines to potential malicious entities and data brokers. By opting for approximate location settings in your device menus, or simply switching to less intrusive apps, you can easily reclaim your physical privacy.
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 Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, June 2 (game #1590).
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 #1591) - 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 #1591) - 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 #1591) - 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.
What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?
• M
• J
• B
• S
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
Quordle today (game #1591) - the answers
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The answers to today's Quordle, game #1591, are…
MOODY
JEWEL
BLEAT
SOAPY
I felt completely stumped with my last word, but it is amazing that even after I've played hundreds of games of Quordle, I still sometimes neglect the possibility of double letters.
So, instead of MOODY with its two Os, I spent ages eliminating every other possibility from “howdy” to “dodgy”.
I survived and my new win streak starts here. Just!
Daily Sequence today (game #1591) - the answers
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The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1591, are…
