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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 23 #538

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a funny one, with a lot of short words to find. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET'

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 22 #537

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle has a fun theme, especially if you have ever read Agatha Christie books or played a few rounds of the board game Clue. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 21, #536

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Finally, a NYT Strands puzzle I can ace! If you know major superheroes, this will be a fun and easy one for you today. And the spangram makes a related and cool shape! If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you'

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 20 #535

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a tough one. It helps to know a little something about different currencies, but there was one on there that was completely new to me. If you need hints and answers for today's Strands puzzle, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 19, #534

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a tough one. There are only four answers, but they are all quite long and quite complicated -- and some of them just aren't used that much. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If yo

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 18, #533

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a fun one, involving a category of well-known words. But one of them still stumped me. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 17, #532

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a tough one. Some very long words are involved. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET'

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 16 #531

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle really stumped me. Even after I thought I understood the theme, I didn't see any obvious words to look for, and struggled to unscramble the ones I did get. Want help with today's NYT Strands puzzle? Read on for some hints and the answers. I go into

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 15 #530

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is going to make you work for it. And that's a hint to the theme. Some of the words are pretty long and might take some unscrambling, but you've got this. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this s

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 14 #529

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle might be a stumper. Some of the answers are quite long and tough to unscramble, though all of them match the theme very well. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for

LinkedIn’s Mini Sudoku is a clever twist on the classic puzzle

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. I love sudoku, so I just couldn’t resist checking out LinkedIn’s new Mini Sudoku game that it launched this week. Two puzzles in, I can already tell you that I like it a lot. The rules in Mini Sudoku are quite similar to regular sudoku: you need to fill in all of the blank spots of a puzzle with a number, but a number can’t repeat in a line, row, or box. But the twist with Mi

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 13 #528

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle focuses on a certain film director who's made some of my favorite movies. The titles are pretty popular, so my guess if you will find them easily and unscramble them without difficulty. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 12 #527

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle has some complex answers to find, and they're tough to unscramble, too. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 11, #526

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Oof, today's NYT Strands puzzle was really hard for me. It was hard to figure out the theme, hard to find the answers and hard to unscramble the letters. And one of the answers relates more to travel gifts in my head than to this puzzle's theme. If you need hints and answers,

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 10 #525

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Just how old are the New York Times staffers writing today's NYT Strands puzzle? I swear, some of these words haven't been used in 50 years. So cast your mind back for some historical terms, and let's get at it. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about t

Today's Tricky NYT Strands Answers for Aug. 8, #523, Explained

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle assumes you have deep knowledge of a very specific musical genre. Could be tough. I knew some of the answers, but not others. I did a little research and explain what the answers refer to further down in this story. If you need hints and answers to

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 9, #524

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Julia Child wannabes, today's NYT Strands puzzle is for you. None of the words were too difficult to find, and the theme was a fun one. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, C

Today's Super-Tough NYT Strands Answers for Aug. 8, #523, Explained

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle assumes you have deep knowledge of a very specific musical genre. Could be tough. I knew some of the answers, but not others. I did a little research and explain what the answers refer to further down in this story. If you need hints and answers to

The Rise of Ritual Features: Why Platforms Are Adding Daily Puzzle Games

Listen to the article in podcast format (Credits: NotebookLM) From LinkedIn’s Pinpoint to The Atlantic’s daily puzzle suite, platforms are turning bite‑size games into powerful habit loops that pull users back every day. This essay explores why they work, when they don’t, and what product teams can learn from the rise of these “ritual features.” LinkedIn started as a professional network and has largely stayed true to that positioning since its launch. So when it introduced games last year, it

Enjoy Wordle? Try These 10 Other Word Games Next

Josh Wardle launched Wordle in 2021 and it has grown to be one of the most popular word and puzzle games. The game asks players to figure out a five-letter word in six or fewer guesses (we have a two-step strategy to help you solve the puzzle every time). After each guess, the game shows gray blocks for the wrong letters, yellow blocks for the right letters in the wrong spot and green blocks for the right letters in the correct spot. CNET's Gael Cooper has loads of tips and tricks to tackle eac

Ask AI Why It Sucks at Sudoku. You'll Find Out Something Troubling About Chatbots

Chatbots are genuinely impressive when you watch them do things they're good at, like writing a basic email or creating weird futuristic-looking images. But ask generative AI to solve one of those puzzles in the back of a newspaper, and things can quickly go off the rails. That's what researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder found when they challenged large language models to solve Sudoku. And not even the standard 9x9 puzzles. An easier 6x6 puzzle was often beyond the capabilities of

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 8, #523

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle assumes you have deep knowledge of a very specific musical genre. Could be tough. I knew some of the answers, but not others. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 7 #522

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle isn't that simple of a topic. The spangram especially confused me. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 6 #521

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a tough one. I guess I don't look closely enough at traditional paintings to immediately make the connections I needed. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for tod

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 5 #520

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a tough one -- and at lease one answer is especially tricky to unscramble. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword a

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 4 #519

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a tough one. I had to rack my brain to unscramble a few of the answers. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answ

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 3 #518

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a funny one. Some of the words were easy, but others took me a little thought to unscramble. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections an

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 2 #517

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle has a pretty modern topic. If you've ever used Photoshop, or even one of many similar photo-editing programs, you'll know all the answers. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 1 #516

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Sssss.... Today's NYT Strands puzzle is about a creature that I'm not really a fan of. But it was pretty easy to solve once I learned the theme. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 31 #515

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Yum! Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a tasty one. Just remember, you don't need to wait for a birthday to have cake. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini C