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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 Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, June 22 (game #1245).
Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,100 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 #1246) - hint #1 - VowelsHow 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 #1246) - hint #2 - repeated lettersDo any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 0.
Quordle today (game #1246) - hint #3 - uncommon lettersDo the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?• Yes. Two of Q, Z, X or J appear among today's Quordle answers.
Quordle today (game #1246) - 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 #1246) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?• P
• F
• S
• E
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
Quordle today (game #1246) - the answers(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)The answers to today's Quordle, game #1246, are…
- PIXEL
- FJORD
- STEAL
- EXIST
When I solved STEAL early on I thought this might be a simple one, but I couldn't have been more wrong. Over the next three words I had to battle multiple uncommon letters – X twice and J, and an incredibly uncommon combination of FJ at the start of FJORD.
This must have been one of the toughest Quordle puzzles in ages, so I was mightily relieved to eventually solve it.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Daily Sequence today (game #1246) - the answers(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1246, are…
- MANGO
- ROUND
- PAYER
- TWEED
- Quordle #1245, Sunday, 22 June: WREST, CRAZE, PAPAL, SCION
- Quordle #1244, Saturday, 21 June: BUDDY, GROUT, BEGIN, MADAM
- Quordle #1243, Friday, 20 June: BRAID, DULLY, HASTE, LURID
- Quordle #1242, Thursday, 19 June: BRUSH, ISLET, FRUIT, PRIVY
- Quordle #1241, Wednesday, 18 June: MEDIA, SHARK, GUPPY, MOURN
- Quordle #1240, Tuesday, 17 June: LEAPT, PRISM, ADMIN, WHINE
- Quordle #1239, Monday, 16 June: RETRY, SCALD, DINGO, FEIGN
- Quordle #1238, Sunday, 15 June: SHOCK, STEIN, BROIL, COVEN
- Quordle #1237, Saturday, 14 June: STICK, FERRY, THESE, IONIC
- Quordle #1236, Friday, 13 June: REPEL, LARGE, SNIDE, CARRY
- Quordle #1235, Thursday, 12 June: SCANT, BATCH, UNDER, PARSE
- Quordle #1234, Wednesday, 11 June: CRAVE, ROOST, ANGLE, FLOOD
- Quordle #1233, Tuesday, 10 June: DECRY, CHEEK, FILET, EASEL
- Quordle #1232, Monday, 9 June: DERBY, LEMON, WRITE, HOVEL
- Quordle #1231, Sunday, 8 June: REBAR, ALERT, PAYEE, FLUME
- Quordle #1230, Saturday, 7 June: FLUNK, ESTER, SPITE, CHEAP
- Quordle #1229, Friday, 6 June: ELUDE, KHAKI, VISTA, SMOKY
- Quordle #1228, Thursday, 5 June: CHIDE, RABBI, GUSTY, LANCE
- Quordle #1227, Wednesday, 4 June: BANAL, STOUT, SEDAN, HIPPO
- Quordle #1226, Tuesday, 3 June: FUGUE, SYRUP, FLACK, WORST
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 22 (game #476).
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 #477) - hint #1 - today's themeWhat is the theme of today's NYT Strands?• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Breaking up the band
NYT Strands today (game #477) - hint #2 - clue wordsPlay any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- PAGE
- TICK
- SPLAT
- PRAM
- SACK
- SCAM
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #477) - hint #4 - spangram positionWhat 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 #477) - the answers(Image credit: New York Times)The answers to today's Strands, game #477, are…
- CHEAP
- TRICK
- TALKING
- HEADS
- SMASHING
- PUMPKINS
- SPANGRAM: ROCK GROUPS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Today's Strands took me to my happy place, given that I was a music journalist for years in the 2000s and spend a lot of time at concerts or on Spotify in my free time.
All three of the 'broken up' bands here have made it on to playlists of mine; I never got to see TALKING HEADS, but have seen David Byrne live, playing their songs, and can recommend that anyone who gets the chance does the same thing.
SMASHING PUMPKINS also play a part in one of the greatest of all Simpsons episodes, Homerpalooza, in which the band's frontman introduces himself with the words 'Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins' and Homer replies 'Homer Simpson, smiling politely.' It works better in context, honest.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday, June 22, game #476)- SMELLY
- PUNGENT
- REEKING
- FOUL
- RANK
- MALODOROUS
- SPANGRAM: THAT STINKS
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 Connections 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 Connections hints and answers for Sunday, June 22 (game #742).
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 #743) - today's words(Image credit: New York Times)Today's NYT Connections words are…
- HISTORICAL
- OLD FASHIONED
- SKINNY
- BELL
- SUN
- FLARE
- LITERARY
- MOM
- OLD MAN
- COCKTAIL
- FAREWELL
- YOUNG ADULT
- COLLINS
- BOYFRIEND
- SPECULATIVE
- SHOT
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Denim styles
- GREEN: On the library shelves
- BLUE: The importance of Ernest
- PURPLE: Receptacles for a drink
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 #743) - hint #2 - group answersWhat are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: KINDS OF JEANS
- GREEN: FICTION CATEGORIES
- BLUE: WORDS IN HEMINGWAY TITLES
- PURPLE: ___ GLASS GLASSWARE
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #743) - the answers(Image credit: New York Times)The answers to today's Connections, game #743, are…
- YELLOW: KINDS OF JEANS BOYFRIEND, FLARE, MOM, SKINNY
- GREEN: FICTION CATEGORIES HISTORICAL, LITERARY, SPECULATIVE, YOUNG ADULT
- BLUE: WORDS IN HEMINGWAY TITLES BELL, FAREWELL, OLD MAN, SUN
- PURPLE: ___ GLASS GLASSWARE COCKTAIL, COLLINS, OLD FASHIONED, SHOT
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Fail
The first thing I thought when I saw today's Connections was 'alcoholic drinks' – not because I'm obsessed (I'm not a big drinker), but because OLD FASHIONED and COLLINS could both be types of COCKTAIL. But the presence of COCKTAIL itself suggested that was misdirection, so I looked elsewhere.
HISTORICAL, LITERARY, SPECULATIVE and YOUNG ADULT all seemed like examples of FICTION CATEGORIES and indeed my hunch was correct, giving me green.
Next, I thought FLARE, SKINNY and BELL might all be related to jeans, or types of trouser style – but didn't know what the fourth would be, so kept looking.
And I kept looking. And looking.
With nothing else suggesting itself I returned to that potential group and tried a succession of words – MOM, OLD FASHIONED and OLD MAN – but got it wrong each time. Turns out BELL was wrong, and what I should have had was BOYFRIEND, FLARE, MOM and SKINNY – but I've never heard the term BOYFRIEND JEANS and so lost my fledgling streak.
With hindsight I probably should have given up on that angle sooner, but neither WORDS IN HEMINGWAY TITLES or ___ GLASS GLASSWARE were groups I would ever have got, so it wouldn't have made any difference.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Sunday, June 22, game #742)- YELLOW: NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT BULLETIN, FLASH, REPORT, WIRE
- GREEN: NOUNS FROM A FAMOUS LINE IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE HAPPINESS, LIBERTY, LIFE, PURSUIT
- BLUE: HBO SHOWS ENTOURAGE, EUPHORIA, INSECURE, SUCCESSION
- PURPLE: WHAT “LEFT” MIGHT MEAN DEPARTED, PORT, PROGRESSIVE, REMAINING
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
- Adobe wants to help decide how your brand shows up inside ChatGPT and other AI bots
- LLM Optimizer promises SEO-like results in an internet where search engines no longer rule
- Your FAQ page could now influence what AI chatbots say about your brand to customers
Popular AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude are increasingly replacing traditional search engines in how people discover content and make purchasing decisions.
Adobe is attempting to stay ahead of the curve by launching LLM Optimizer, which it claims can help businesses improve visibility across generative AI interfaces by monitoring how brand content is used and providing actionable recommendations.
The tool even claims to assign a monetary value to potential traffic gains, allowing users to prioritize optimizations.
Shift from search engines to AI interfaces(Image credit: Adobe)With a reported 3,500% increase in generative AI-driven traffic to U.S. retail sites and a 3,200% spike to travel sites between July 2024 and May 2025, Adobe argues that conversational interfaces are no longer a trend but a transformation in consumer behavior.
“Generative AI interfaces are becoming go-to tools for how customers discover, engage and make purchase decisions, across every stage of their journey,” said Loni Stark, vice president of strategy and product at Adobe Experience Cloud.
The core of Adobe LLM Optimizer lies in its monitoring and benchmarking capabilities, as it claims to give businesses a “real-time pulse on how their brand is showing up across browsers and chat services.”
The tool can help teams identify the most relevant queries for their sector and understand how their offerings are presented, as well as enabling comparison with competitors for high-value keywords and uses this data to refine content strategies.
A recommendation engine detects gaps in brand visibility across websites, FAQs, and even external platforms like Wikipedia.
It suggests both technical fixes and content improvements based on attributes that LLMs prioritize, such as accuracy, authority, and informativeness.
These changes can be implemented “with a single click,” including code or content updates, which suggests an effort to reduce dependency on lengthy development cycles.
It is clear the best SEO tool tactics may need to adapt, especially as AI chat interfaces do not operate with the same crawling and ranking logic as standard web browsers.
For users who already rely on the best browser for private browsing or privacy tools to avoid data profiling, the idea that businesses are now optimizing to appear inside chatbots could raise questions about how content is sourced and attributed.
Adobe insists that the tool supports “enterprise-ready frameworks” and has integration pathways for agencies and third-party systems, though the wider implications for transparency and digital content ethics remain to be seen.
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