All articles tagged with #puzzles
Mashable's Wordle guide for July 11, 2026 reveals AVIAN as today's five-letter solution, with a bird-related hint and tips to solve, plus background on Wordle's origins, starter-word strategies, the Hard Mode option, and notes on Wordle archives and related word games.
Mashable breaks down NYT Connections #1121 (July 6, 2026), explaining the game’s setup and presenting the day’s four category groups with their solutions: Stunning news (BOMBSHELL, REVELATION, SHOCKER, THUNDERBOLT); Science fair model subjects (ATOM, DNA, SOLAR SYSTEM, VOLCANO); Acme products used by Wile E. Coyote (EARTHQUAKE PILLS, IRON BIRD SEED, ROCKET SKATES, TNT); Starting with dating apps (BUMBLEBEE, GRIND RAIL, MATCHA, TINDERBOX). It also notes the iron bird seed gag from Looney Tunes and mentions the standard gameplay mechanics and sharing features. If you want to solve it yourself, skip to the hints and then the solution.
CNET's Wordle hints for June 29, 2026 (No. 1836) present five clues and reveal the solution: CRUDE. Clues include: no repeated letters, two vowels, starts with C, ends with E, and the word means something built in a basic or rough way.
Wordle 1835’s answer is EMCEE. Mashable’s guide offers clues (the word starts with E and contains three Es), plus starting-word tips, a quick look at Wordle’s origin and archive history, and a note about Hard Mode. If you’re short on time, jump to the solution at the bottom; otherwise use the hints to solve today’s puzzle.
Mashable provides tips for Wordle #1833 and reveals the June 26, 2026 solution as ACUTE, plus context on starting-word strategies and Wordle’s origin.
Google famously used brainteasers in interviews during the 2000s to probe creativity and composure, but a 2013 internal review concluded they were a waste of time and poorly predicted performance, leading Google to drop them; the article recalls some examples and invites readers to test their own solutions.
The NYT Connections puzzle for June 24, 2026 (No. 1109) is solved: four groups are prog bands (Genesis, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Rush), classic wedding gifts (china, luggage, money, toaster), red characters (Clifford, Deadpool, Kool-Aid Man, Mr. Krabs), and rhyming compound words (chick flick, helter skelter, Humpty Dumpty, mumbo jumbo). The article provides hints and the completed answers for each group.
Mashable provides hints and the official solutions for NYT's Connections daily puzzle #1105 (June 20, 2026), including the four categories and answers: Dividing structures: FENCE, GATE, HEDGE, WALL; Participate in some winter Olympics: CURL, LUGE, SKATE, SKI; Common recyclables: BOTTLE, BOX, CAN, NEWSPAPER; What "Draft" might refer to: BREEZE, ON TAP, RECRUIT, SKETCH.
Mashable's Wordle today piece provides clues for Wordle #1826 and reveals the solution as EMOJI for June 19, 2026, while also touching on Wordle's origins and offering starter-word tips.
CNET provides the complete solution set for the New York Times NYT Connections puzzle on June 18, 2026 (#1103), detailing the four groups and their answers: Yellow (fitness class types) aerobics, barre, bootcamp, Pilates; Green (demeanor) attitude, bearing, carriage, presence; Blue (peace activists) Gandhi, King, Mandela, Tutu; Purple (tools minus last two letters) hamm, jigs, plie, wren. The article also notes a Times puzzle bot for scoring and links to related game hints.
Defector's Monday crossword, constructed by Patrick Maher and edited by Hoang-Kim Vu, kicks off Defector Crosswords in partnership with AVCX, introducing Maher and outlining puzzle submission and subscription options.
CNET provides Wordle hints for June 15, 2026 (No. 1,822): the answer is BROIL, with clues indicating no repeated letters, two vowels, starts with B, ends with L, and a cooking-heat meaning.
Mashable shares hints and the final solutions for NYT Connections #1099 (June 14, 2026). The post outlines four category-based groups: Things that spin (globe, grindstone, gyroscope, roulette wheel); Classic slapstick props (banana peel, cream pie, rubber chicken, seltzer bottle); Items featured in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (caterpillar, pocket watch, rabbit hole, tea party); and what 'MA' might refer to (Massachusetts, Master of Arts, milliampere, mother). If you want to solve it on your own, read the article for clues and guidance.
Mashable provides today’s NYT Strands hints and solutions, noting that Strands adds a twist to word search by connecting letters in any direction and allowing direction changes. The day’s theme is “Something to talk about,” and the spangram is the vertical phrase “Parts of Speech,” with a word list including Hook, Body, Conclusion, Problem, Topic, and Point. The article also links to other daily puzzles and tips for solving at your own pace.
Mashable shares hints and the official solution for NYT Connections puzzle #1096 (June 11, 2026), detailing the four category groups and the correct word sets: Parts of a Workout Routine (BALANCE, CARDIO, STRETCHING, WEIGHTS); Things with Horns (BRASS BAND, DEVIL, RHINO, VIKING HELMET); Homophones of SUVs (BRONCHO, FORERUNNER, TROUPER, UCONN); Payment Apps Minus A Letter (ELLE, PAPAL, STRIP, VENOD). It also explains how the game works and notes readers can skip to the end for the solution if they’d prefer to solve it themselves.