All articles tagged with #puzzle
Mashable's Hurdle for May 24, 2026 reveals the five target words: WHEAT (Word 1), SHADE (Word 2), PARSE (Word 3), SIEGE (Word 4), and PAINT (Word 5), with clues grain, to cover, to dissect, to take control, and a colored liquid. The final hurdle shows prior correct answers, and note that letter highlights from earlier guesses don’t always reflect the final word’s letter counts.
BeXide, in cooperation with Bandai Namco, announced NAMCO LEGENDARY Mountains, a 3D voxel puzzle for Switch 2, Switch, and PC (Steam), launching this summer with a BitSummit PUNCH demo in Kyoto. The game reimagines classic Namco arcade titles as voxel-based puzzles where players toss, stack, and merge voxels to high scores. It features dedicated stages from classic titles like DIG DUG and PAC-MAN, more than 100 voxels to collect, a customizable gallery, and online score rankings.
Nintendo released a new trailer for Yoshi and the Mysterious Book ahead of its May 21, 2026 Switch 2 release, highlighting Mr. Encyclopedia’s quirky creatures that Yoshi uses in various ways to solve puzzles across levels, showcasing the game’s art style and exploration-driven gameplay.
CNET provides hints and the solutions for the New York Times Connections puzzle for May 7 (#1061). The four groups are: yellow group (fishing gear) with fly, hook, line, net; green group (multitude) with drove, host, mass, pack; blue group (basketball infractions) with carry, double-dribble, goaltend, travel; purple group (up/down button controls) with car window, channel, elevator, volume. The article also includes solving tips and notes about the NYT Connections Bot and Times Games progress tracking.
Lifehacker’s May 4, 2026 Strands hints walk readers through today’s NYT Strands puzzle, revealing the two-word spangram BRANCHOUT and the forest-themed words DOGWOOD, ASPEN, BIRCH, CEDAR, CYPRESS, and EUCALYPTUS. The post ties the puzzle theme to a Star Wars vibe (“May the forest be with you”) and explains how Strands works, including how to use hints, locate the spangram first, and ultimately win by identifying all theme words and the spangram.
Lifehacker shares hints, the solution, and playing tips for the NYT Strands puzzle on May 2, 2026, including the spangram LINEDANCE and the theme words PONY, SCUFF, KICK, SHUFFLE, WIZARD, SAILOR, COASTER.
Lifehacker provides hints for today’s NYT Strands puzzle, confirming the Hawaii theme, revealing the spangram ALOHASPIRIT, and listing the theme words (LUAU, POKE, HULA, PINEAPPLE, UKULELE, MACADAMIA) along with tips on solving and verifying the completed board.
Mashable reveals the May 1, 2026 NYT Strands hints: a Hawaii-themed puzzle where terms are formed by linking letters in eight directions; the spangram is horizontal and the answer is Aloha Spirit, with a word list including Luau, Poke, Hula, Aloha Spirit, Ukulele, Pineapple, and Macadamia.
Titanium Court blends match-three puzzles with surreal semiotics, turning each run into a shifting strategy duel where crowns redefine the rules, you recruit faeries, unlock keys, and break curses; its elegant visuals, clever writing, and inventive signifiers earned it IGF recognition, even as its detours can swallow hours.
The article provides the official hints and the completed solutions for the NYT Connections puzzle No. 1,043 (April 19). The four groups are yellow (cheeky): arch, fresh, sassy, wise; green (dress measurements): bust, hips, length, waist; blue (cards in Texas Hold 'Em): flop, hole, river, turn; and purple (last words of candy brands in the singular): cap, dud, kid, mint. It also notes the Times Connections Bot and mentions related puzzles and tips.
Mashable walks readers through Wordle #1758 with clues and context, revealing the solution ALLEY and touching on Wordle’s origins, variants, and starting-word strategies.
Defector’s Monday crossword wraps up March with a challenging themeless by Rafael Musa and Owen Bergstein, edited by Hoang-Kim Vu. The feature is part of Defector’s collaboration with AVCX, which runs weekly puzzles, and submissions are closed from April 1 to May 1.
Konami retro icons join Picross S on Nintendo Switch in the PICROSS S KONAMI ANTIQUES edition, launching April 30 for $17.99/€17.99/£16.19/¥1,800 with over 80 KONAMI titles converted into pixel-art puzzles across Picross, Mega Picross, Color Picross, Clip Picross, and Extra, plus a Time Attack mode.
A concise guide to solving the Azure Moon Labyrinth puzzle in Crimson Desert: locate the labyrinth in the Witchwoods, enter via the Phoniel Ranch path, decipher the mural clues and five letter-marked trees in Pororin Village, push the five blocks in the correct sequence using Force Palm/Force Current, and earn the Abyss Artifact and the Memory of Tide as rewards.
Spoilers ahead: this Lifehacker guide breaks down NYT Connections for March 8, 2026 (#1001), revealing four groups—Yellow: Cities (Lima, Nice, Osaka, Phoenix); Green: Palindromes (Eye, Refer, Rotator, Seles); Blue: Horror Movies minus 'S' (Gremlin, Jaw, Sinner, Tremor); Purple: words starting with slang for zero (Jacket, Nadal, Squatter, Zipper)—along with tips and strategies for solving and avoiding overreliance on spoilers.