Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,500 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today — or scroll down further for the answers.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

Quordle today (game #1751) — hint #1 — Vowels

* 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 #1751) — hint #2 — repeated letters

Quordle today (game #1751) — hint #3 — uncommon letters

Quordle today (game #1751) — hint #4 — starting letters (1)

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 #1751) — hint #5 — starting letters (2)

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

Quordle today (game #1751) — the answers

The answers to today's Quordle, game #1751, are…

• SHIRE
• DOPEY
• FICUS
• RIDGE

I had not heard of FICUS before trial and error got me there and subsequently now know that it is a plant genus that includes fig trees.

I learnt something disgusting about figs recently that put me off eating them for life.

If you would like to be similarly disgusted, Google “fig wasps”. But I’d recommend you don’t.

Daily Sequence today (game #1751) — the answers

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1751, are…

• DRAPE
• SHOWN
• RHYME
• FIBER

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1750, Monday, 9 November: UNMET, SINEW, NADIR, VOGUE
• Quordle #1749, Sunday, 8 November: GREED, SPINE, STONY, OPIUM
• Quordle #1748, Saturday, 7 November: PROUD, ROCKY, FLAKY, MONTH
• Quordle #1747, Friday, 6 November: CHARD, THORN, COVER, OUTER
• Quordle #1746, Thursday, 5 November: SHINE, TAROT, VERGE, LANKY
• Quordle #1745, Wednesday, 4 November: JOIST, CROOK, DELAY, ICILY
• Quordle #1744, Tuesday, 3 November: TRIAL, STAID, LEVEL, BONUS
• Quordle #1743, Monday, 2 November: EXTRA, AMITY, LUPUS, EAGLE
• Quordle #1742, Sunday, 1 November: DROVE, PRIED, SHELL, BEGIN
• Quordle #1741, Saturday, 31 October: ANIME, SWARM, CHALK, RAJAH
• Quordle #1740, Friday, 30 October: ULCER, DIMLY, BRAIN, BEGUN
• Quordle #1739, Thursday, 29 October: PRUDE, MINUS, SAVOY, USHER
• Quordle #1738, Wednesday, 28 October: DEALT, FLUME, SLEEK, RELIC
• Quordle #1737, Tuesday, 27 October: ANKLE, HAVOC, SULKY, WHITE
• Quordle #1736, Monday, 26 October: ASSAY, GLEAM, MUCUS, WRING
• Quordle #1735, Sunday, 25 October: RAINY, BUSED, PROXY, UNDID
• Quordle #1734, Saturday, 24 October: TOXIN, SMART, MOUSE, STYLE
• Quordle #1733, Friday, 23 October: BLIMP, HOIST, FRIED, LURID
• Quordle #1732, Thursday, 22 October: DECAL, WIDTH, WOKEN, LEVER
• Quordle #1731, Wednesday, 21 October: MOIST, VALVE, VERSE, NORTH

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Connections today (game #1248) - today's words

Today's NYT Connections words are…

• ABRACADABRA
• ONOMATOPOEIA
• APOTHECARY
• FOOFARAW
• OXYMORON
• PROTOZOOLOGY
• HULLABALOO
• HABERDASHER
• BEEKEEPER
• SCRIVENER
• HYPERBOLE
• BROUHAHA
• WAINWRIGHT
• KERFUFFLE
• INVISIBILITY
• METONYMY

NYT Connections today (game #1248) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: A loud fuss
• GREEN: Wordsmithery
• BLUE: Job titles of yesteryear
• PURPLE: The same letter a lot

Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…

NYT Connections today (game #1248) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: HUBBUB
• GREEN: LITERARY DEVICES
• BLUE: OLD-TIMEY OCCUPATIONS
• PURPLE: WORDS WITH FIVE OF ONE VOWEL

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

NYT Connections today (game #1248) - the answers

The answers to today's Connections, game #1248, are…

• YELLOW: HUBBUB: BROUHAHA, FOOFARAW, HULLABALOO, KERFUFFLE
• GREEN: LITERARY DEVICES: HYPERBOLE, METONYMY, ONOMATOPOEIA, OXYMORON
• BLUE: OLD-TIMEY OCCUPATIONS: APOTHECARY, HABERDASHER, SCRIVENER, WAINWRIGHT
• PURPLE: WORDS WITH FIVE OF ONE VOWEL: ABRACADABRA, BEEKEEPER, INVISIBILITY, PROTOZOOLOGY

• My rating: Hard
• My score: 3 mistakes

My one-word-review of today’s game is “frustrating”.

From the start I found the tiles very discombobulating in their wordiness, but that wasn’t what led to my frustration. Instead, it was crossovers. For HUBBUB I understood that I was looking for tiles about making an unnecessary fuss, but included HYPERBOLE instead of FOOFARAW.

Then, it took me three guesses to get OLD-TIMEY OCCUPATIONS, as I’d included BEEKEEPER because I thought APOTHECARY was a place, rather than an occupation. D'oh! And then I dropped SCRIVENER before finally getting the correct foursome.

Ah well, at least I got the groups in difficulty order.

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Monday, November 9, 2026, game #1247)

• YELLOW: DECEITFUL SCHEME: CON JOB, FLIMFLAM, RIP-OFF, SHELL GAME
• GREEN: JEANS DESCRIPTORS: BOOTCUT, DISTRESSED, LOW-RISE, SKINNY
• BLUE: THINGS WITH SERRATED EDGES: GRAPEFRUIT SPOON, MINT LEAF, STEAK KNIFE, TAPE DISPENSER
• PURPLE: ENDING IN SEA CREATURES: CARD SHARK, FUN SPONGE, GAMMA RAY, NAVY SEAL

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

NYT Strands today (game #982) - hint #2 - clue words

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

• VIEWER
• TUSK
• LATER
• DOME
• SINGER
• TEAL

NYT Strands today (game #982) - hint #3 - spangram letters

NYT Strands today (game #982) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

NYT Strands today (game #982) - the answers

The answers to today's Strands, game #982, are…

• VLOG
• SKIT
• REACTION
• DEMO
• REVIEW
• TUTORIAL
• SPANGRAM: CONTENTCREATOR

• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

I managed to get my 114th Spangram First today — although it did come after finding one of the two places on the board that spelled out “creator”.

Incredibly, around 116 million people in the US consider themselves to be a CONTENTCREATOR, an incredible figure that equates to around 30% of the population — although when you think about it, even if you post a couple of photos a year on Instagram you are technically a content creator.

What sets the everyday creators apart from the influencer is that the latter produce the material in our search — REVIEWs, TUTORIALs, REACTIONs and so on.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Monday, November 9, game #981)

• BANTER
• GOSSIP
• CHINWAG
• GABFEST
• SCHMOOZE
• SPANGRAM: SHOOTTHEBREEZE

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Connections today (game #1247) - today's words

Today's NYT Connections words are…

• STEAK KNIFE
• CARD SHARK
• CON JOB
• BOOTCUT
• NAVY SEAL
• SHELL GAME
• MINT LEAF
• GAMMA RAY
• TAPE DISPENSER
• LOW-RISE
• FUN SPONGE
• RIP-OFF
• SKINNY
• FLIMFLAM
• GRAPEFRUIT
• SPOON
• DISTRESSED

NYT Connections today (game #1247) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: Designed to trick you
• GREEN: Well worn trousers
• BLUE: Share a jagged element
• PURPLE: Marine life second

Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…

NYT Connections today (game #1247) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: DECEITFUL SCHEME
• GREEN: JEANS DESCRIPTORS
• BLUE: THINGS WITH SERRATED EDGES
• PURPLE: ENDING IN SEA CREATURES

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

NYT Connections today (game #1247) - the answers

The answers to today's Connections, game #1247, are…

• YELLOW: DECEITFUL SCHEME: CON JOB, FLIMFLAM, RIP-OFF, SHELL GAME
• GREEN: JEANS DESCRIPTORS: BOOTCUT, DISTRESSED, LOW-RISE, SKINNY
• BLUE: THINGS WITH SERRATED EDGES: GRAPEFRUIT SPOON, MINT LEAF, STEAK KNIFE, TAPE DISPENSER
• PURPLE: ENDING IN SEA CREATURES: CARD SHARK, FUN SPONGE, GAMMA RAY, NAVY SEAL

• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

It was hard not to begin with GRAPEFRUIT SPOON, as it seemed such an utterly random tile, and after I’d added MINT LEAF to the more obvious THINGS WITH SERRATED EDGES I was convinced that I’d landed a Purple First.

Alas, this foursome was only classed as a blue — although I’d argue that it was a more difficult spot than ENDING IN SEA CREATURES; congratulations if you chose to start here.

My failure to get the yellow came down to not realizing what SHELL GAME is — although after Googling it afterwards I remembered that as a gullible tourist I had fallen for it once in New Orleans and lost $20 guessing the location of a small ball. Fortunately, it’s the kind of trick you only fall for once, but there’s always a new fool, as it’s been around since Ancient Greece.

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Sunday, November 8, 2026, game #1246)

• YELLOW: HAIR SALON SERVICES: BLOWOUT, COLOR, EXTENSIONS, TRIM
• GREEN: MUSCULAR: BUILT, CUT, JACKED, RIPPED
• BLUE: THINGS THAT HELP MAKE SENSE OF A SITUATION: CLARITY, CONTEXT, INSIGHT, PERSPECTIVE
• PURPLE: VEGETABLE HOMOPHONES: CARAT, CHARRED, KORN, LEAK

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,500 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today — or scroll down further for the answers.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

Quordle today (game #1750) — hint #1 — Vowels

* 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 #1750) — hint #2 — repeated letters

Quordle today (game #1750) — hint #3 — uncommon letters

Quordle today (game #1750) — hint #4 — starting letters (1)

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 #1750) — hint #5 — starting letters (2)

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

Quordle today (game #1750) — the answers

The answers to today's Quordle, game #1750, are…

• UNMET
• SINEW
• NADIR
• VOGUE

I wasn't certain that UNMET was a word when I entered it, but immediately wondered why I’d had my doubts.

I’d suffered no such hesitation earlier in the game, when some interesting letter positions gave me knotty words to untie in SINEW, NADIR and VOGUE.

Daily Sequence today (game #1750) — the answers

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1750, are…

• BARGE
• DIODE
• INCUR
• APRON

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1749, Sunday, 8 November: GREED, SPINE, STONY, OPIUM
• Quordle #1748, Saturday, 7 November: PROUD, ROCKY, FLAKY, MONTH
• Quordle #1747, Friday, 6 November: CHARD, THORN, COVER, OUTER
• Quordle #1746, Thursday, 5 November: SHINE, TAROT, VERGE, LANKY
• Quordle #1745, Wednesday, 4 November: JOIST, CROOK, DELAY, ICILY
• Quordle #1744, Tuesday, 3 November: TRIAL, STAID, LEVEL, BONUS
• Quordle #1743, Monday, 2 November: EXTRA, AMITY, LUPUS, EAGLE
• Quordle #1742, Sunday, 1 November: DROVE, PRIED, SHELL, BEGIN
• Quordle #1741, Saturday, 31 October: ANIME, SWARM, CHALK, RAJAH
• Quordle #1740, Friday, 30 October: ULCER, DIMLY, BRAIN, BEGUN
• Quordle #1739, Thursday, 29 October: PRUDE, MINUS, SAVOY, USHER
• Quordle #1738, Wednesday, 28 October: DEALT, FLUME, SLEEK, RELIC
• Quordle #1737, Tuesday, 27 October: ANKLE, HAVOC, SULKY, WHITE
• Quordle #1736, Monday, 26 October: ASSAY, GLEAM, MUCUS, WRING
• Quordle #1735, Sunday, 25 October: RAINY, BUSED, PROXY, UNDID
• Quordle #1734, Saturday, 24 October: TOXIN, SMART, MOUSE, STYLE
• Quordle #1733, Friday, 23 October: BLIMP, HOIST, FRIED, LURID
• Quordle #1732, Thursday, 22 October: DECAL, WIDTH, WOKEN, LEVER
• Quordle #1731, Wednesday, 21 October: MOIST, VALVE, VERSE, NORTH
• Quordle #1730, Tuesday, 20 October: COYLY, SAUNA, TRIAL, RASPY

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

NYT Strands today (game #981) - hint #2 - clue words

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

• SPONGE
• GOTH
• STORE
• BARGE
• TABOO
• CHIN

NYT Strands today (game #981) - hint #3 - spangram letters

NYT Strands today (game #981) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

NYT Strands today (game #981) - the answers

The answers to today's Strands, game #981, are…

• BANTER
• GOSSIP
• CHINWAG
• GABFEST
• SCHMOOZE
• SPANGRAM: SHOOTTHEBREEZE

• My rating: Hard
• My score: 1 hint

Failing to spot the words connected to the two letter Zs today set me back and I lost confidence as I searched the board, finding nothing but non-game words.

Fortunately there were quite a few of those and a hint gave me BANTER, which set me on my way.

Back in the day I used to be a GOSSIP editor on a music magazine, but I was so bad at it that I had to invent stories — something that, rather oddly, the people involved didn’t seem very worried about after I realized that if I merely had to keep the stories silly and obviously fake (each week, Madonna would be spotted in a supermarket in a British town she had never visited or likely heard of, for instance).

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday, November 8, game #980)

• KICKBOXING
• JUDO
• KARATE
• TAEKWONDO
• NINJUTSU
• SPANGRAM: MARTIALARTS

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,500 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today — or scroll down further for the answers.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

Quordle today (game #1749) — hint #1 — Vowels

* 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 #1749) — hint #2 — repeated letters

Quordle today (game #1749) — hint #3 — uncommon letters

Quordle today (game #1749) — hint #4 — starting letters (1)

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 #1749) — hint #5 — starting letters (2)

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

Quordle today (game #1749) — the answers

The answers to today's Quordle, game #1749, are…

• GREED
• SPINE
• STONY
• OPIUM

I got the most difficult word, OPIUM, first and the easiest last — but GREED still took me an age to get.

The issue was the number of possible positions of the three letters in wrong positions and even at the end it could have been “freed”.

Daily Sequence today (game #1749) — the answers

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1749, are…

• PIANO
• COUCH
• CHIRP
• HEIST

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1748, Saturday, 7 November: PROUD, ROCKY, FLAKY, MONTH
• Quordle #1747, Friday, 6 November: CHARD, THORN, COVER, OUTER
• Quordle #1746, Thursday, 5 November: SHINE, TAROT, VERGE, LANKY
• Quordle #1745, Wednesday, 4 November: JOIST, CROOK, DELAY, ICILY
• Quordle #1744, Tuesday, 3 November: TRIAL, STAID, LEVEL, BONUS
• Quordle #1743, Monday, 2 November: EXTRA, AMITY, LUPUS, EAGLE
• Quordle #1742, Sunday, 1 November: DROVE, PRIED, SHELL, BEGIN
• Quordle #1741, Saturday, 31 October: ANIME, SWARM, CHALK, RAJAH
• Quordle #1740, Friday, 30 October: ULCER, DIMLY, BRAIN, BEGUN
• Quordle #1739, Thursday, 29 October: PRUDE, MINUS, SAVOY, USHER
• Quordle #1738, Wednesday, 28 October: DEALT, FLUME, SLEEK, RELIC
• Quordle #1737, Tuesday, 27 October: ANKLE, HAVOC, SULKY, WHITE
• Quordle #1736, Monday, 26 October: ASSAY, GLEAM, MUCUS, WRING
• Quordle #1735, Sunday, 25 October: RAINY, BUSED, PROXY, UNDID
• Quordle #1734, Saturday, 24 October: TOXIN, SMART, MOUSE, STYLE
• Quordle #1733, Friday, 23 October: BLIMP, HOIST, FRIED, LURID
• Quordle #1732, Thursday, 22 October: DECAL, WIDTH, WOKEN, LEVER
• Quordle #1731, Wednesday, 21 October: MOIST, VALVE, VERSE, NORTH
• Quordle #1730, Tuesday, 20 October: COYLY, SAUNA, TRIAL, RASPY
• Quordle #1729, Monday, 19 October: EXIST, DECOY, HITCH, FLUID

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Connections today (game #1246) - today's words

Today's NYT Connections words are…

• CUT
• LEAK
• CONTEXT
• CARAT
• BUILT
• BLOWOUT
• CLARITY
• CHARRED
• COLOR
• KORN
• INSIGHT
• EXTENSIONS
• RIPPED
• TRIM
• JACKED
• PERSPECTIVE

NYT Connections today (game #1246) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: Available at the beauty parlor
• GREEN: Showing off their six-pack
• BLUE: A well researched plan will give you…
• PURPLE: They sound edible

Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…

NYT Connections today (game #1246) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: HAIR SALON SERVICES
• GREEN: MUSCULAR
• BLUE: THINGS THAT HELP MAKE SENSE OF A SITUATION
• PURPLE: VEGETABLE HOMOPHONES

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

NYT Connections today (game #1246) - the answers

The answers to today's Connections, game #1246, are…

• YELLOW: HAIR SALON SERVICES: BLOWOUT, COLOR, EXTENSIONS, TRIM
• GREEN: MUSCULAR: BUILT, CUT, JACKED, RIPPED
• BLUE: THINGS THAT HELP MAKE SENSE OF A SITUATION: CLARITY, CONTEXT, INSIGHT, PERSPECTIVE
• PURPLE: VEGETABLE HOMOPHONES: CARAT, CHARRED, KORN, LEAK

• My rating: Hard
• My score: 3 mistakes

After experiencing a rare moment of CLARITY as I put together the four tiles of THINGS THAT HELP MAKE SENSE OF A SITUATION I crumbled.

My two mistakes came with HAIR SALON SERVICES, where I was on the right track with COLOR and EXTENSIONS but couldn’t decide between CUT, TRIM and BLOWOUT. I got there eventually.

For the final eight I couldn’t see beyond KORN the band and kept thinking I was missing some obvious music-based connection but went for the gym body Green set instead.

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Saturday, November 7, 2026, game #1245)

• YELLOW: PIRATE'S PLUNDER: BOOTY, BOUNTY, SPOILS, TREASURE
• GREEN: KINDS OF SHIRTS: HENLEY, POLO, RAGLAN, RINGER
• BLUE: FIRST WORDS OF U.S. STATE NAMES: NEW, NORTH, RHODE, SOUTH
• PURPLE: ENDS OF STORM TYPES: CANE, CLONE, EASTER, SOON

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

NYT Strands today (game #980) - hint #2 - clue words

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

• TRICK
• WAKE
• STORE
• MUST
• JUNTA
• STUNT
• DART

NYT Strands today (game #980) - hint #3 - spangram letters

NYT Strands today (game #980) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

NYT Strands today (game #980) - the answers

The answers to today's Strands, game #980, are…

• KICKBOXING
• JUDO
• KARATE
• TAEKWONDO
• NINJUTSU
• SPANGRAM: MARTIALARTS

• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

The only thing that threw me in this game was that the game words didn’t include Jujitsu.

Because I was expecting this, I threaded together NINJUTSU without ever knowing if it was one of the MARTIALARTS we were searching for — I now know that it describes the techniques employed by ninjas.

The closest I’ve ever gotten to partaking in one of these combat sports is imitating the opening titles of Hong Kong Phooey when I was a toddler. Then , as now, I can guarantee that I am not “quicker than the human eye”. However, I have worked as a janitor.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Saturday, November 7, game #979)

• ZOOM
• RUSH
• WHOOSH
• FLASH
• WHIZ
• HURTLE
• STREAK
• SPANGRAM: WHATSTHEHURRY

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,500 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today — or scroll down further for the answers.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

Quordle today (game #1748) — hint #1 — Vowels

* 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 #1748) — hint #2 — repeated letters

Quordle today (game #1748) — hint #3 — uncommon letters

Quordle today (game #1748) — hint #4 — starting letters (1)

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 #1748) — hint #5 — starting letters (2)

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

Quordle today (game #1748) — the answers

The answers to today's Quordle, game #1748, are…

• PROUD
• ROCKY
• FLAKY
• MONTH

Despite being two years into playing Quordle every day I still forget basic gameplay.

This includes attacking words in the easiest order rather than becoming fixated on a harder column.

I did this today, spending ages trialing combinations before getting FLAKY when the far easier ROCKY would have opened up the letter K and saved my turmoil.

Daily Sequence today (game #1748) — the answers

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1748, are…

• GAMER
• FAUNA
• REFER
• JUICY

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1747, Friday, 6 November: CHARD, THORN, COVER, OUTER
• Quordle #1746, Thursday, 5 November: SHINE, TAROT, VERGE, LANKY
• Quordle #1745, Wednesday, 4 November: JOIST, CROOK, DELAY, ICILY
• Quordle #1744, Tuesday, 3 November: TRIAL, STAID, LEVEL, BONUS
• Quordle #1743, Monday, 2 November: EXTRA, AMITY, LUPUS, EAGLE
• Quordle #1742, Sunday, 1 November: DROVE, PRIED, SHELL, BEGIN
• Quordle #1741, Saturday, 31 October: ANIME, SWARM, CHALK, RAJAH
• Quordle #1740, Friday, 30 October: ULCER, DIMLY, BRAIN, BEGUN
• Quordle #1739, Thursday, 29 October: PRUDE, MINUS, SAVOY, USHER
• Quordle #1738, Wednesday, 28 October: DEALT, FLUME, SLEEK, RELIC
• Quordle #1737, Tuesday, 27 October: ANKLE, HAVOC, SULKY, WHITE
• Quordle #1736, Monday, 26 October: ASSAY, GLEAM, MUCUS, WRING
• Quordle #1735, Sunday, 25 October: RAINY, BUSED, PROXY, UNDID
• Quordle #1734, Saturday, 24 October: TOXIN, SMART, MOUSE, STYLE
• Quordle #1733, Friday, 23 October: BLIMP, HOIST, FRIED, LURID
• Quordle #1732, Thursday, 22 October: DECAL, WIDTH, WOKEN, LEVER
• Quordle #1731, Wednesday, 21 October: MOIST, VALVE, VERSE, NORTH
• Quordle #1730, Tuesday, 20 October: COYLY, SAUNA, TRIAL, RASPY
• Quordle #1729, Monday, 19 October: EXIST, DECOY, HITCH, FLUID
• Quordle #1728, Sunday, 18 October: FLINT, FUROR, WEDGE, RODEO

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

NYT Strands today (game #979) - hint #2 - clue words

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

• SHOW
• TASKER
• STRUT
• STALE
• TRUTH
• THREAT

NYT Strands today (game #979) - hint #3 - spangram letters

NYT Strands today (game #979) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

NYT Strands today (game #979) - the answers

The answers to today's Strands, game #979, are…

• ZOOM
• RUSH
• WHOOSH
• FLASH
• WHIZ
• HURTLE
• STREAK
• SPANGRAM: WHATSTHEHURRY

• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

A classic and very satisfying game of Strands today that wasn’t too easy and that didn't feature baffling words.

I love starting with rare letters, so ZOOM was my first word and it instantly confirmed my thought that the theme was about speed — not that I particularly zoomed around the rest of the board.

As much as I admire people who can complete tasks quickly, my attitude is more in line with the tortoise than the hare, mainly because if ever I try to hurry it usually results in almost immediate failure.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Friday, November 6, game #978)

• HUSK
• LEAVES
• MOSS
• PINECONE
• ACORN
• TWIG
• BRANCH
• SPANGRAM: FORESTFLOOR

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Connections today (game #1245) - today's words

Today's NYT Connections words are…

• POLO
• EASTER
• NEW
• CLONE
• RHODE
• RINGER
• SOON
• TREASURE
• HENLEY
• BOUNTY
• NORTH
• CANE
• SPOILS
• SOUTH
• RAGLAN
• BOOTY

NYT Connections today (game #1245) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: Shiver me timbers and give me the loot
• GREEN: Garment types
• BLUE: Disunited states
• PURPLE: Finishing with rough weather

Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…

NYT Connections today (game #1245) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: PIRATE'S PLUNDER
• GREEN: KINDS OF SHIRTS
• BLUE: FIRST WORDS OF U.S. STATE NAMES
• PURPLE: ENDS OF STORM TYPES

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

NYT Connections today (game #1245) - the answers

The answers to today's Connections, game #1245, are…

• YELLOW: PIRATE'S PLUNDER: BOOTY, BOUNTY, SPOILS, TREASURE
• GREEN: KINDS OF SHIRTS: HENLEY, POLO, RAGLAN, RINGER
• BLUE: FIRST WORDS OF U.S. STATE NAMES: NEW, NORTH, RHODE, SOUTH
• PURPLE: ENDS OF STORM TYPES: CANE, CLONE, EASTER, SOON

• My rating: Hard
• My score: Perfect

After landing PIRATE’S PLUNDER (all great words to describe some stolen loot from a tropical island) I floundered on the next group.

Initially I thought we were looking for islands, so I linked EASTER, RHODE, SOUTH and NORTH. Fortunately this error gave me a “one away” and I realized that instead it must be a group about US States.

From here, with eight tiles remaining, KINDS OF SHIRTS was easier to see — a good thing, as I was utterly blind to the tiles featuring ENDS OF STORM TYPES.

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Friday, November 6, 2026, game #1244)

• YELLOW: COMPOSITION: CONSTITUTION, FABRIC, MAKEUP, STRUCTURE
• GREEN: COPY: BACKUP, EXTRA, REPLACEMENT, SPARE
• BLUE: KINDS OF TRUCKS: FLATBED, PICKUP, SEMI, TANKER
• PURPLE: ENDING IN PARTS OF THE EYE: HOT ROD, OSIRIS, TRAFFIC CONE, WOOLENS

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,500 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today — or scroll down further for the answers.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

Quordle today (game #1747) — hint #1 — Vowels

* 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 #1747) — hint #2 — repeated letters

Quordle today (game #1747) — hint #3 — uncommon letters

Quordle today (game #1747) — hint #4 — starting letters (1)

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 #1747) — hint #5 — starting letters (2)

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

Quordle today (game #1747) — the answers

The answers to today's Quordle, game #1747, are…

• CHARD
• THORN
• COVER
• OUTER

After my starter words picked up a lot of letters in incorrect positions this was largely a game of anagram solving.

In fact, only COVER required me to bring a new letter into the game.

Daily Sequence today (game #1747) — the answers

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1747, are…

• STUNK
• BRASS
• SPICY
• HAVOC

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1746, Thursday, 5 November: SHINE, TAROT, VERGE, LANKY
• Quordle #1745, Wednesday, 4 November: JOIST, CROOK, DELAY, ICILY
• Quordle #1744, Tuesday, 3 November: TRIAL, STAID, LEVEL, BONUS
• Quordle #1743, Monday, 2 November: EXTRA, AMITY, LUPUS, EAGLE
• Quordle #1742, Sunday, 1 November: DROVE, PRIED, SHELL, BEGIN
• Quordle #1741, Saturday, 31 October: ANIME, SWARM, CHALK, RAJAH
• Quordle #1740, Friday, 30 October: ULCER, DIMLY, BRAIN, BEGUN
• Quordle #1739, Thursday, 29 October: PRUDE, MINUS, SAVOY, USHER
• Quordle #1738, Wednesday, 28 October: DEALT, FLUME, SLEEK, RELIC
• Quordle #1737, Tuesday, 27 October: ANKLE, HAVOC, SULKY, WHITE
• Quordle #1736, Monday, 26 October: ASSAY, GLEAM, MUCUS, WRING
• Quordle #1735, Sunday, 25 October: RAINY, BUSED, PROXY, UNDID
• Quordle #1734, Saturday, 24 October: TOXIN, SMART, MOUSE, STYLE
• Quordle #1733, Friday, 23 October: BLIMP, HOIST, FRIED, LURID
• Quordle #1732, Thursday, 22 October: DECAL, WIDTH, WOKEN, LEVER
• Quordle #1731, Wednesday, 21 October: MOIST, VALVE, VERSE, NORTH
• Quordle #1730, Tuesday, 20 October: COYLY, SAUNA, TRIAL, RASPY
• Quordle #1729, Monday, 19 October: EXIST, DECOY, HITCH, FLUID
• Quordle #1728, Sunday, 18 October: FLINT, FUROR, WEDGE, RODEO
• Quordle #1727, Saturday, 17 October: QUARK, ENEMY, SPASM, BLOCK

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Connections today (game #1244) - today's words

Today's NYT Connections words are…

• BACKUP
• PICKUP
• MAKEUP
• HOT ROD
• FLATBED
• FABRIC
• EXTRA
• WOOLENS
• TRAFFIC CONE
• SEMI
• CONSTITUTION
• REPLACEMENT
• SPARE
• OSIRIS
• STRUCTURE
• TANKER

NYT Connections today (game #1244) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: Put it together
• GREEN: A replica just in case
• BLUE: Vehicle types
• PURPLE: Optical elements

Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…

NYT Connections today (game #1244) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: COMPOSITION
• GREEN: COPY
• BLUE: KINDS OF TRUCKS
• PURPLE: ENDING IN PARTS OF THE EYE

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

NYT Connections today (game #1244) - the answers

The answers to today's Connections, game #1244, are…

• YELLOW: COMPOSITION: CONSTITUTION, FABRIC, MAKEUP, STRUCTURE
• GREEN: COPY: BACKUP, EXTRA, REPLACEMENT, SPARE
• BLUE: KINDS OF TRUCKS: FLATBED, PICKUP, SEMI, TANKER
• PURPLE: ENDING IN PARTS OF THE EYE: HOT ROD, OSIRIS, TRAFFIC CONE, WOOLENS

• My rating: Hard
• My score: 1 mistake

At a push I might have seen iris in OSIRIS and lens in WOOLENS, but congratulations if your eye knowledge extends to knowing that HOT ROD and TRAFFIC CONE are both ENDING IN PARTS OF THE EYE.

Fortunately, getting the green group was pretty easy — although I did think the category was substitutes, rather than COPY.

My mistake came in assembling KINDS OF TRUCKS, as I included HOT ROD instead of TANKER before realizing my error. I can see clearly now, of course.

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Thursday, November 5, 2026, game #1243)

• YELLOW: KINDS OF HEELS: KITTEN, PLATFORM, SPIKE, WEDGE
• GREEN: FLOWERS: ANEMONE, LOTUS, NARCISSUS, ROSE
• BLUE: TEARDROP-SHAPED THINGS: PEAR, RAINDROP, SPEEDBAG, UVULA
• PURPLE: LIQUORS WITH LAST LETTERS CHANGED: BRANDO, GIG, RUN, WHISKER

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

NYT Strands today (game #978) - hint #2 - clue words

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

• SHORE
• GROSS
• SLAVE
• PENCE
• VALE
• CHART
• FLAT
• FATAL

NYT Strands today (game #978) - hint #3 - spangram letters

NYT Strands today (game #978) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

NYT Strands today (game #978) - the answers

The answers to today's Strands, game #978, are…

• HUSK
• LEAVES
• MOSS
• PINECONE
• ACORN
• TWIG
• BRANCH
• SPANGRAM: FORESTFLOOR

• My rating: Hard
• My score: 1 hint

Once I got the spangram this game became quite easy, with ACORN and TWIG running alongside it, but it was far from a walk in the woods up to this point.

Fortunately, while I struggled to find some autumnal words I did find plenty of non-game words, so took a hint. HUSK wasn’t the easiest of starters, but from here the rest of the game made sense.

Autumn-ness has become quite the trend in recent years. After decades of being in the shadow of the other seasons it is almost as if Autumn hired itself a PR company to make us feel as if we can’t live without pumpkin spice lattes, cozy fires and oversized scarves.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, November 5, game #977)

• WIND
• BREAD
• FAITH
• GROUND
• DANCING
• CHARACTER
• SPANGRAM: GIVEMEABREAK