All posts tagged: Hints

Today’s Hurdle hints and answers for September 3, 2026

Today’s Hurdle hints and answers for September 3, 2026

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If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown. An important note is that the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses does necessarily indicate the number of times that letter appears in the final hurdle. Want more tech and digital culture news delivered to your inbox daily or sent straight to your device? Sign up for Mashable’s Top Stories newsletter or get Mashable push alerts today. If you find yourself stuck at any step of today’s Hurdle, don’t …

NYT Strands hints, answers for September 2, 2026

NYT Strands hints, answers for September 2, 2026

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Today’s NYT Strands hints are easy if you’re spiritual. Strands, the New York Times‘ elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There’s always a theme linking every solution, along with the “spangram,” a special, word or phrase that sums up that day’s theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically. SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections. If you’re feeling stuck or just don’t have 10 or more minutes to figure out today’s puzzle, we’ve got all the NYT Strands hints for today’s puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace. …

Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 2, #913

Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 2, #913

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Today’s Strands puzzle features a tricky topic and at least one very long word that may be tough to unscramble. If you need hints and answers, read on. Hint for today’s Strands puzzle Today’s Strands theme is: All will be revealed If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Now I see it. Clue words to unlock in-game hints Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints, but any words of four or more letters that you find will work: TIME, MARE, TARE, MAIL, RAIL, TOME, TOMES, FACE, FACES, RACE, RACES, MART Answers for today’s Strands puzzle These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you …

Today’s Hurdle hints and answers for September 1, 2026

Today’s Hurdle hints and answers for September 1, 2026

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If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown. An important note is that the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses does necessarily indicate the number of times that letter appears in the final hurdle. Want more tech and digital culture news delivered to your inbox daily or sent straight to your device? Sign up for Mashable’s Top Stories newsletter or get Mashable push alerts today. If you find yourself stuck at any step of today’s Hurdle, don’t …

NYT Connections hints today: Meanings for each word for Sept. 1, 2026

NYT Connections hints today: Meanings for each word for Sept. 1, 2026

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Looking for spoiler-free NYT Connections hints or just wondering why Connections is trending today? We’ve got what you need to understand the clues for today’s puzzle without spoiling any of the answers. Of course, Mashable has also provided daily hints and answers for Connections, Wordle, and Strands for years, so we can help you if that’s also what you need. While we are focused more on meanings than hints in this story, sometimes learning that many of the words have completely unrelated meanings is a clue in and of itself. Connections frequently includes clues that involve words within words and other visual clues. SEE ALSO: NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for September 1, 2026 Planetarium meaning A place to look at projections of the stars. Arrow meaning An object fired from a bow. Hope Diamond meaning A famous gem. For Real meaning A slang term for seriously. Sam Spade meaning A famous fictional detective. Wishy-washy meaning Slang term for indecisivie. Mike Hammer meaning A famous fictional detective. Golf club meaning A tool used for …

NYT Pips hints, answers for September 1, 2026

NYT Pips hints, answers for September 1, 2026

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Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalog. Released in August 2025, Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit. Currently, if you’re stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move on to the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you covered! Below are piecemeal answers that will serve as hints so that you can find your way through each difficulty level. How to play Pips If you’ve ever played dominoes, you’ll have a passing familiarity with how Pips is played. As we’ve shared in our previous hints stories for Pips, the tiles, like dominoes, are placed vertically or horizontally and connect with each other. The main difference between a traditional game of dominoes and Pips is the color-coded conditions you have to address. The touching tiles don’t necessarily have to match. SEE ALSO: Wordle today: Answer, hints for September 1, 2026 The conditions you have to …

“Difficult with three!”: Emma Willis hints iconic Strictly Come Dancing moment could be axed

“Difficult with three!”: Emma Willis hints iconic Strictly Come Dancing moment could be axed

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It’s almost September, the month that Strictly Come Dancing is finally returning to BBC One for its annual season. Things are going to be quite different this time around, as Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly have departed the reality series. After much speculation, it was announced in May that Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe would be the new hosts, while comedian Ellie Taylor was confirmed to be leading the new era of spin-off series It Takes Two. While the judging line-up of Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Buke remains the same, it looks like there will be change elsewhere, with Willis revealing that one iconic part could be altered. Related: Best streaming services UK 2026 – including Disney+, Netflix, iPlayer and Apple TV Appearing on Magic FM earlier this month to promote the new season of Love Is Blind UK on Netflix with husband Matt, host Harriet Scott asked what will happen with the classic “keeeeeep dancing” moment. Typically, that moment involves groups of two – whether it …

NYT Strands hints, answers for August 31, 2026

NYT Strands hints, answers for August 31, 2026

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Today’s NYT Strands hints are easy if you’re a clean freak. Strands, the New York Times‘ elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There’s always a theme linking every solution, along with the “spangram,” a special, word or phrase that sums up that day’s theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically. SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections. If you’re feeling stuck or just don’t have 10 or more minutes to figure out today’s puzzle, we’ve got all the NYT Strands hints for today’s puzzle you need to progress at your …

Wordle today: The answer and hints for August 30, 2026

Wordle today: The answer and hints for August 30, 2026

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Today’s Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you’re a secret agent. If you just want to be told today’s word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today’s Wordle solution revealed. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO: NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for August 30, 2026 Where did Wordle come from? Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once.  Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing. What’s the best Wordle starting word? The best Wordle starting …

Today’s Hurdle hints and answers for August 28, 2026

Today’s Hurdle hints and answers for August 28, 2026

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If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown. An important note is that the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses does necessarily indicate the number of times that letter appears in the final hurdle. Want more tech and digital culture news delivered to your inbox daily or sent straight to your device? Sign up for Mashable’s Top Stories newsletter or get Mashable push alerts today. If you find yourself stuck at any step of today’s Hurdle, don’t …