Max has an extensive lineup of new documentary content coming to the platform in July, starting with a new season of Hard Knocks (July 2), the unscripted sports series that goes behind the scenes of the NFL. This five-episode season, narrated by Liev Schreiber, follows the New York Giants during the 2024 offseason.

There are three HBO Original documentary films premiering on Max this month. First up is Quad Gods (July 10) about the world's first-ever fully quadriplegic e-sports team followed by Faye (July 13), a biographical film about the life and work of Oscar-winning actress Faye Dunaway featuring interviews with Dunaway and her family and friends. Finally, there's Wild Wild Space (July 17), which chronicles the race between the founders of Rocket Lab and Astra to send rockets into low-earth orbit.

On the Max side, catch the original three-episode docuseries Teen Torture Inc. (July 11), which gives voice to more survivors of the troubled teen industry, including rapper Bhad Bhabie.

Aside from documentaries, there's animated comic series Kite Man: Hell Yeah! (July 18), a Harley Quinn spinoff (with Cheers vibes) featuring the Batman villain and his girlfriend Golden Glider. The show is executive produced by Harley Quinn star Kaley Cuoco. On the film side, catch Love Lies Bleeding (July 19), a romantic dark comedy from A24 starring Kristen Stewart as a reclusive gym manager—and member of a crime family—who falls in love with a bodybuilder played by Katy O'Brian.

Here’s everything else coming to Max in July, including an extensive Shark Week 2024 lineup beginning on July 7 (and hosted by John Cena).

What’s coming to Max in July 2024

Arriving July 1

• !Three Amigos! (1986)

• 17 Again (2009)

• 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way, Season 6 (TLC)

• America’s Best Towns to Visit

• As Good as It Gets (1997)

• Babe (1995)

• Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)

• Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One (2021)

• Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two (2021)

• Beowulf (2007)

• Blended (2014)

• Black Adam (2022)

• Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

• Brokeback Mountain (2005)

• Butterfield 8 (1960)

• Candyman 3: Day of the Dead (1999)

• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

• Chinatown (1974)

• Cleopatra (1963)

• The Company You Keep (2013)

• The Craft (1996)

• Cyrus (2010)

• Deep Blue Sea (1999)

• The Express (2008)

• The Eyes of My Mother (2016)

• Firestarter (1984)

• Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

• Frank (2014)

• Garden State (2004)

• Gattaca (1997)

• Giant (1956)

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

• Girl, Interrupted (1999)

• The Glass Castle (2017)

• Gods of Egypt (2016)

• Good Luck Chuck (2007)

• Grand Piano (2014)

• Inside Job (2010)

• Lady Bird (2017)

• Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (2019)

• The Meg (2018)

• Melancholia (2011)

• Mortal Kombat (1995)

• A Most Wanted Man (2014)

• National Velvet (1944)

• Network (1976)

• Out of the Furnace (2013)

• Panic Room (2002)

• Parenthood (1989)

• Please Stand By (2018)

• Posse: The Revenge of Jessie Lee (1993)

• Raging Bull (1980)

• Rescue Dawn (2007)

• The Rider (2018)

• Saw (2004)

• Saw 3D: The Final Chapter (2010)

• Saw II (2005)

• Saw III (2006)

• Saw IV (2007)

• Saw V (2008)

• Saw VI (2009)

• Signs (2002)

• Single White Female (1992)

• The Sixth Sense (1999)

• The Smurfs (Movie) (2011)

• Spy Kids (2001)

• Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)

• Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)

• Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011)

• The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

• To Sir, with Love (1967)

• To the Wonder (2012)

• Twister (1996)

• Unbreakable (2000)

• West Side Story (1961)

• Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

• Woodshock (2017)

Arriving July 2

• Contraband: Seized at the Border, Season 4 (Discovery)

• Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants (HBO Original)

• Mecum Full Throttle: Indianapolis IN 2024 (Motor Trend)

Arriving July 3

• Barnwood Builders, Season 18 (Magnolia Network)

Arriving July 5

• Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation, Season 9 (Magnolia Network)

• Care Bears: Unlock the Magic (Specials): The Star of a Thousand Wishes (2024)

• Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, Season 48 (Food Network)

• King of Zanzibar (Max Original)

Arriving July 7

• Belly of the Beast: Bigger and Bloodier (Discovery)

• Jaws vs. Leviathan (Discovery)

• Makozilla (Discovery)

• Sydney Harbor Shark Invasion (Discovery)

Arriving July 8

• BBQ Brawl, Season 5 (Food Network)

• Big Shark Energy (Discovery)

• Bodies in the Water (ID)

• Great White Serial Killer: Sea of Blood (Discovery)

• Shark Frenzy: Mating Games (Discovery)

• Signs of a Psychopath, Season 7 (ID)

• Two Guys Garage, Season 23 (Motor Trend)

Arriving July 9

• 6000-Lb Shark (Discovery)

• Bobby’s Triple Threat, Season 3 (Food Network)

• Deadliest Bite (Discovery)

• Monster Hammerheads: Species X (Discovery)

• My Big Fat Fabulous Life, Season 12 (TLC)

• Mecum Main Attractions: Indianapolis IN (Motor Trend)

Arriving July 10

• Alien Sharks: Ghosts of Japan (Discovery)

• Expedition Unknown: Shark Wrecks of WWII (Discovery)

• Great White North (Discovery)

• Quad Gods (HBO Original)

Arriving July 11

• Caught! When Sharks Attack (Discovery)

• Christina on the Coast, Season 5 (HGTV)

• Great White Danger Zone (Discovery)

• MILF of Norway, Season 1 (Max Original)

• Monster of Oz (Discovery)

• Teen Torture Inc. (Max Original)

Arriving July 12

• Shark Attack Island (Discovery)

• Sharks of the Dead Zone (Discovery)

• The Real Sharkano (Discovery)

Arriving July 13

• Faye (HBO Original)

• Mothersharker: Hammertime (Discovery)

• Sharktopia (Discovery)

Arriving July 14

• Alex vs. America, Season 4 (Food Network)

• In the Eye of the Storm, Season 1 (Discovery)

• Mary Makes It Easy, Season 4 (Food Network)

Arriving July 15

• Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two (2024)

Arriving July 16

• The Black Widower: The Six Wives of Thomas Randolph, Season 1 (ID)

• Welcome to Plathville, Season 6 (TLC)

Arriving July 17

• Wild Wild Space (HBO Original)

Arriving July 18

• Kite Man: Hell Yeah! Season 1 (Max Original)

• The Commandant's Shadow

Arriving July 19

• Love Lies Bleeding (A24)

Arriving July 21

• Forbidden Love, Season 1 (TLC)

Arriving July 22

• Fatal Affairs, Season 1 (ID)

Arriving July 23

• Chopped, Season 58 (Food Network)

• Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game (CNN Originals)

Arriving July 24

• Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose (HBO Original)

• Guy’s Grocery Games, Season 36 (Food Network)

Arriving July 25

• Full Custom Garage, Season 4 (Motor Trend)

• Mecum Full Throttle: Kissimmee Summer Special 2024 (Motor Trend)

Arriving July 26

• Knox Goes Away (2024)

• Walker, Season 4 (2024)

Arriving July 30

• Violent Earth with Liev Schreiber (CNN Originals)

Hulu's original content in July is rich for true crime lovers, beginning with Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer (July 11), which goes behind the scenes of the work of psychiatric nurse, professor, and expert serial killer profiler Dr. Ann Burgess. The series is executive produced by Dakota and Elle Fanning.

Then, watch How I Caught My Killer (July 18), a docuseries highlighting unique homicide cases ultimately solved by the victims—and the systems that failed them. Finally, there's Betrayal: A Father's Secret (July 30), the second season based on the podcast of the same name. The docuseries follows Ashley Lytton as she uncovers the truth about her husband Jason.

Game show fans may enjoy the series premiere of Lucky 13 (July 19), a high-stakes trivia contest hosted by Shaquille O’Neal and Gina Rodriguez on ABC. For animated content at the beginning of the month, catch the three-episode series premiere of Land of Tanabata (July 4), adapted from the Hitoshi Iwasaki manga. At the end, there's the season 12 premiere of Futurama (July 29), which was revived in 2023 and is returning for an additional ten episodes.

Here’s everything else coming to (and leaving) Hulu in July, including the premiere of season 21 of The Bachelorette (July 9).

What’s coming to Hulu in July 2024

Arriving July 1

• Attack of the Red Sea Sharks: Special Premiere

• Baby Sharks in the City: Special Premiere

• Shark Attack 360: Special Premiere

• Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie: Special Premiere

• Shark vs. Ross Edgley: Special Premiere

• Sharks Gone Viral: Special Premiere

• Supersized Sharks: Special Premiere

• Blippi Anniversary Compilations

• Blippi NASA Episodes

• Blippi Wonderful World Tour

• Oshi no Ko: Complete Season 1

• (500) Days Of Summer, 2009

• 2012, 2009

• Alien: Covenant, 2017

• Aliens, 1986

• Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, 2007

• Alita: Battle Angel, 2019

• Angels & Demons, 2009

• Aniara, 2018

• Behind Enemy Lines, 2001

• The Big Wedding, 2013

• Bohemian Rhapsody, 2018

• The Cable Guy, 1996

• Couples Retreat, 2009

• Courage Under Fire, 1996

• Cry Macho, 2021

• The Da Vinci Code, 2006

• Ford v Ferrari, 2019

• Funny People, 2009

• Garden State, 2004

• Get Out, 2017

• The Guilty, 2018

• Hail Satan?, 2019

• Just Go With It, 2011

• The Man Who Knew Too Little, 1997

• Margaret, 2011

• The Monuments Men, 2014

• Mortal Engines, 2018

• The Namesake, 2007

• Predators, 2010

• The Predator, 2018

• Rough Night, 2017

• The Salt Of The Earth, 2015

• Sex Tape, 2014

• Shanghai Knights, 2003

• Shanghai Noon, 2000

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2, 2022

• Source Code, 2011

• Step Brothers, 2008

• Super Troopers, 2002

• Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, 2006

• Tangerine, 2015

• Tragedy Girls, 2017

• Wrath Of The Titans, 2012

Arriving July 2

• The Tunnel to Summer, The Exit of Goodbyes, 2022

Arriving July 3

• Red Swan: Two-Episode Series Premiere

• After The First 48: Season 8B

• Dark Gathering: Complete Season 1 (Subbed & Dubbed)

• The Eminence in Shadow: Complete Season 2 (Subbed & Dubbed)

• Kennedy: Complete Season 1

• Kocktails with Khloé: Complete Season 1

• Neighborhood Wars: Complete Season 5

• Reincarnated as a Sword: Complete Season 1 (Subbed & Dubbed)

• The Toys That Built America: Complete Season 3

Arriving July 4

• Land of Tanabata: Three-Episode Series Premiere

Arriving July 5

• 20/20 True Crime Collection: Betrayed: Special Premiere

• Cellphone, 2024

• The Monk and the Gun, 2023

• Muzzle

Arriving July 7

• Ip Man: Kung Fu Master, 2019

Arriving July 8

• 13 Assassins, 2010

• Jesus Camp, 2006

• The Queen Of Versailles, 2012

Arriving July 9

• The Bachelorette: Season 21 Premiere

• Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, 2021

Arriving July 10

• Celebrity Family Feud: Season 10 Premiere

• Family Feud: Decades of Laughs: Special Premiere

• Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order: Series Premiere

Arriving July 11

• Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer: Complete Docuseries

• Claim to Fame: Season 3 Premiere

• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Season 23 Premiere

• The Animal Kingdom, 2023

• Tyrel, 2018

Arriving July 12

• Casey Anthony's Parents: The Lie Detector Test: Special Premiere

• HIP - High Intellectual Potential: Complete Season 1-3

• Inmate to Roommate: Complete Season 1

• The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard: Complete Season 1

• Road Wars: Complete Season 2

• Fast Charlie, 2023

• Fern Brady: Power & Chaos, 2021

• Iliza's Locals (Ep. 1), 2023

• Iliza's Locals (Ep. 2), 2023

• Iliza's Locals (Ep. 3), 2023

• Mark Normand: Out To Lunch, 2020

• Scrambled

Arriving July 15

• Hit-Monkey: Complete Season 2

• Bloom Into You: Complete Season 1 (Subbed & Dubbed)

• I'm Quitting Heroing: Complete Season 1 (Subbed & Dubbed)

• Ya Boy Kongming!: Complete Season 1 (Subbed & Dubbed)

Arriving July 17

• Unprisoned: Complete Season 2

Arriving July 18

• How I Caught My Killer: Complete Season 2

• Girl in the Video

• I Killed My BFF: Complete Season 4

• MeetMarryMurder: Season 1B

• Mountain Men: Complete Season 12

• The Quake, 2018

Arriving July 19

• Epcot Becoming: Inside the Transformation: Special Premiere

• Lucky 13: Series Premiere

• Press Your Luck: Season 6 Premiere

• The American, 2023

• Bring Him to Me

• Cult Killer, 2024

Arriving July 23

• Dress My Tour: Complete Season 1

• Femme, 2023

Arriving July 25

• Wayne Brady: The Family Remix: Series Premiere

• Court Cam: Complete Season 6

• The Return of Shelby the Swamp Man: Complete Seaason 1

• The UnXplained Special Presentation: Special Premiere

• Lousy Carter, 2023

Arriving July 26

• Playground: Complete Season 1

• Ben Roy: Hyena, 2023

• Brittany Schmitt: From Ho To Housewife, 2022

• Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song, 2021

• Kyle Kinane: Shocks & Struts, 2023

• The Origin of Evil

• Sleeping Dogs, 2024

• Tim Heidecker: An Evening With Tim Heidecker, 2020

Arriving July 29

• Futurama: Season 12 Premiere

Arriving July 30

• Betrayal: A Father's Secret: Complete Docuseries

What’s leaving Hulu in July 2024

Leaving July 2

• The Clovehitch Killer, 2018

• The Deer King, 2021

• Disappearance at Clifton Hill, 2019

• The House That Jack Built, 2018

• The Nightingale, 2018

• Personal Shopper, 2016

• Sweet Virginia, 2017

• Trespassers, 2018

Leaving July 4

• Ginger's Tale, 2020

Leaving July 12

• Automata, 2014

• Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, 2009

Leaving July 13

• Bernie, 2011

• Blitz, 2011

Leaving July 14

• Centurion, 2010

• Filth, 2013

• Hobo With A Shotgun, 2011

• I'm Still Here, 2010

• Ragnarok, 2013

• SAS: Red Notice, 2021

• Sex, Guaranteed, 2017

• Venus And Serena, 2012

• Viva, 2015

Leaving July 17

• The Autopsy of Jane Doe, 2016

• The Babadook, 2014

• Backcountry, 2014

• The Death of Stalin, 2017

• Made in Italy, 2020

• Official Secrets, 2019

• The Salvation, 2014

• Sleeping with Other People, 2015

• Swallow, 2019

• True History of the Kelly Gang, 2019

• Werewolves Within, 2021

• Would You Rather?, 2012

Leaving July 19

• Day of the Dead, 1985

Leaving July 20

• The Code, 2009

• Edison, 2005

Leaving July 21

• The Iceman, 2012

• Killing Season, 2013

Leaving July 27

• Isn't It Romantic, 2019

• The Paperboy, 2012

• Rampart, 2011

Leaving July 28

• Stolen, 2012

• Trespass, 2011

Leaving July 30

• Betsy's Wedding, 1990

• Jiro Dreams of Sushi, 2011

Leaving July 31

• 13 Going On 30, 2004

• About Last Night, 1986

• The Beach, 2000

• Black Hawk Down, 2001

• Blue City, 1986

• Cast Away, 2000

• The Darjeeling Limited, 2007

• Fantastic Mr. Fox, 2009

• Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 1986

• Fresh Horses, 1988

• The Hunter, 2011

• The Joy Luck Club, 1993

• The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, 2004

• Meet the Spartans, 2008

• My Name Is Khan, 2010

• The Negotiator, 1998

• Once, 2007

• Once Upon a Time in America, 1984

• The Power Of One, 1992

• The Royal Tenenbaums, 2001

• Rushmore, 1999

• School For Scoundrels, 2006

• Sideways, 2004

• Skyscraper, 2018

• St. Elmo's Fire, 1985

• Taps, 1981

• Those Who Wish Me Dead, 2021

• Van Helsing, 2004

• Walk the Line, 2005

• The Wedding Ringer, 2015

• Weird Science, 1985

• White Chicks, 2004

• White House Down, 2013

If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for June 26, 2024 read on. We’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. Today’s puzzle is harder; I got it in five. Beware, there are spoilers below for June 26, Wordle #1,103! Keep scrolling if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s Wordle game.

How to play Wordle

Wordle lives here on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time.

Start by guessing a five-letter word. The letters of the word will turn green if they’re correct, yellow if you have the right letter in the wrong place, or gray if the letter isn’t in the day’s secret word at all. For more, check out our guide to playing Wordle here, and my strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers.)

Ready for the hints? Let’s go!

Does today’s Wordle have any unusual letters?

We’ll define common letters as those that appear in the old typesetters’ phrase ETAOIN SHRDLU. (Memorize this! Pronounce it “Edwin Shirdloo,” like a name, and pretend he’s a friend of yours.)

Four of today's letters are from our mnemonic! The other one is less common.

Can you give me a hint for today’s Wordle?

A step in baking bread.

Does today’s Wordle have any double or repeated letters?

There are no repeated letters today. 

How many vowels are in today’s Wordle?

There are two vowels.

What letter does today’s Wordle start with?

Today’s word starts with K. 

What letter does today’s Wordle end with?

Today’s word ends with D. 

What is the solution to today’s Wordle?

Ready? Today’s word is KNEAD.

How I solved today’s Wordle

I started with RAISE, followed by NOTCH and PLUGS to eliminate likely consonants (and the remaining vowels, by extension). Next I tried MIKED based on letters remaining in possible solutions, which left KNEAD as the answer.

Wordle 1,103 5/6

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Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle was easier. The hint was “something you might do with an incredible meal” and the answer contained four common letters and one uncommon letter.

The answer to yesterday’s Wordle was SAVOR.

A primer on Wordle basics

The idea of Wordle is to guess the day’s secret word. When you first open the Wordle game, you’ll see an empty grid of letters. It’s up to you to make the first move: type in any five-letter word. 

Now, you can use the colors that are revealed to get clues about the word: Green means you correctly guessed a letter, and it’s in the correct position. (For example, if you guess PARTY, and the word is actually PURSE, the P and R will be green.)

• Yellow means the letter is somewhere in the word, but not in the position you guessed it. (For example, if you guessed PARTY, but the word is actually ROAST, the R, A and T will all be yellow.)

• Gray means the letter is not in the solution word at all. (If you guessed PARTY and everything is gray, then the solution cannot be PURSE or ROAST.)

With all that in mind, guess another word, and then another, trying to land on the correct word before you run out of chances. You get six guesses, and then it’s game over.

The best starter words for Wordle

What should you play for that first guess? The best starters tend to contain common letters, to increase the chances of getting yellow and green squares to guide your guessing. (And if you get all grays when guessing common letters, that’s still excellent information to help you rule out possibilities.) There isn’t a single “best” starting word, but the New York Times’s Wordle analysis bot has suggested starting with one of these:

• CRANE

• TRACE

• SLANT

• CRATE

• CARTE

Meanwhile, an MIT analysis found that you’ll eliminate the most possibilities in the first round by starting with one of these:

• SALET

• REAST

• TRACE

• CRATE

• SLATE

Other good picks might be ARISE or ROUND. Words like ADIEU and AUDIO get more vowels in play, but you could argue that it’s better to start with an emphasis on consonants, using a starter like RENTS or CLAMP. Choose your strategy, and see how it plays out.

How to win at Wordle

We have a few guides to Wordle strategy, which you might like to read over if you’re a serious student of the game. This one covers how to use consonants to your advantage, while this one focuses on a strategy that uses the most common letters. In this advanced guide, we detail a three-pronged approach for fishing for hints while maximizing your chances of winning quickly.

The biggest thing that separates Wordle winners from Wordle losers is that winners use their guesses to gather information about what letters are in the word. If you know that the word must end in -OUND, don’t waste four guesses on MOUND, ROUND, SOUND, and HOUND; combine those consonants and guess MARSH. If the H lights up in yellow, you know the solution.

One more note on strategy: the original Wordle used a list of about 2,300 solution words, but after the game was bought by the NYT, the game now has an editor who hand-picks the solutions. Sometimes they are slightly tricky words that wouldn’t have made the original list, and sometimes they are topical. For example, FEAST was the solution one Thanksgiving. So keep in mind that there may be a theme.

Wordle alternatives

If you can’t get enough of five-letter guessing games and their kin, the best Wordle alternatives, ranked by difficulty, include:

• Wheeldle, which lets you play one puzzle after another

• Dordle and Quordle, which ask you to play two (Dordle) or four (Quordle) puzzles at the same time, with the same guesses. There is also Octordle, with eight puzzles, and Sedecordle, with 16.

• Waffle, which shows you several five-letter words, scrambled in a grid; you play by swapping the letters around until you solve.

• Absurdle, which changes the solution after each guess, but needs to stay consistent with its previous feedback. You have to strategically back it into a corner until there is only one possible word left; then you guess it, and win.

• Squabble, in which you play Wordle against other people with a timer running. You take damage if you spend too much time between guesses; winner is the last one standing.

• Antiwordle, in which you are trying not to guess the day’s solution. You’re required to reuse any letters that you (oops) guessed correctly, so the longer it takes you, the better you are at the game.

Disney+ is relatively light on new content in July compared to recent months, though new episodes of Lucasfilm's The Acolyte will continue weekly on Tuesdays (episodes drop at 6 p.m. PT) through July 16.

Also a highlight is Descendants: The Rise of Red (July 12), a fantasy musical and fourth film in The Descendants franchise (the other three of which are arriving on the platform on the same day). Descendants: The Rise of Red features Kylie Cantrall as the daughter of Alice in Wonderland's Queen of Hearts and Malia Baker as the daughter of Cinderella and Prince Charming.

Finally, Disney+ will be live streaming the NFL Flag Football Championship (featuring 15U boys and 18U girls) from 3-5 p.m. PT on July 21.

Here’s everything coming to Disney+ in July 2024, including Bluey Minisodes (July 3), a collection of seven one-to-three minute shorts featuring Bluey and Bingo.

Disney Plus series with new episodes weekly in July 2024

• The Acolyte—Tuesdays

Movies and complete series/seasons coming to Disney Plus in July 2024

Arriving July 1

• SHARKFEST

• Attack of the Red Sea Sharks

• Baby Sharks in the City

• Shark Attack 360 (S1, 8 episodes)

• Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie: Gulf Coast

• Shark vs. Ross Edgley

• Sharks Gone Viral

• Supersized Sharks

Arriving July 3

• Bluey Minisodes

Arriving July 12

• Disney Descendants (Sing-Along Version)

• Disney Descendants 2 (Sing-Along Version)

• Descendants 3 (Sing-Along Version)

• Descendants: The Rise of Red

Arriving July 15

• Angels in the Outfield

Arriving July 17

• America’s Funniest Home Videos (S27-29, 66 episodes)

• Pupstruction (S1, 4 episodes)

Arriving July 19

• EPCOT Becoming: Inside the Transformation

Arriving July 21

• NFL Flag Football Championship (Live)

Arriving July 24

• Firebuds (S2, 13 episodes)

Arriving July 31

• Mickey Mouse Funhouse (S3, 5 episodes)

• Minnie’s Bow-Toons: Camp Minnie (S1, 6 episodes)

If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for June 25, 2024 read on. We’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. Today’s puzzle is easier; I got it in three. Beware, there are spoilers below for June 25, Wordle #1,102! Keep scrolling if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s Wordle game.

How to play Wordle

Wordle lives here on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time.

Start by guessing a five-letter word. The letters of the word will turn green if they’re correct, yellow if you have the right letter in the wrong place, or gray if the letter isn’t in the day’s secret word at all. For more, check out our guide to playing Wordle here, and my strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers.)

Ready for the hints? Let’s go!

Does today’s Wordle have any unusual letters?

We’ll define common letters as those that appear in the old typesetters’ phrase ETAOIN SHRDLU. (Memorize this! Pronounce it “Edwin Shirdloo,” like a name, and pretend he’s a friend of yours.)

Four of today's letters are from our mnemonic! The other one is uncommon.

Can you give me a hint for today’s Wordle?

Something you might do with an incredible meal.

Does today’s Wordle have any double or repeated letters?

There are no repeated letters today. 

How many vowels are in today’s Wordle?

There are two vowels.

What letter does today’s Wordle start with?

Today’s word starts with S. 

What letter does today’s Wordle end with?

Today’s word ends with R. 

What is the solution to today’s Wordle?

Ready? Today’s word is SAVOR.

How I solved today’s Wordle

I started with RAISE and TOUCH, which gave me four letters. There was only one possible solution with A as the second letter: SAVOR.

Wordle 1,102 3/6

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Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle was harder. The hint was “this is a piece of equipment you may use when you move” and the answer contained four common letters and one less common letter.

The answer to yesterday’s Wordle was DOLLY.

A primer on Wordle basics

The idea of Wordle is to guess the day’s secret word. When you first open the Wordle game, you’ll see an empty grid of letters. It’s up to you to make the first move: type in any five-letter word. 

Now, you can use the colors that are revealed to get clues about the word: Green means you correctly guessed a letter, and it’s in the correct position. (For example, if you guess PARTY, and the word is actually PURSE, the P and R will be green.)

• Yellow means the letter is somewhere in the word, but not in the position you guessed it. (For example, if you guessed PARTY, but the word is actually ROAST, the R, A and T will all be yellow.)

• Gray means the letter is not in the solution word at all. (If you guessed PARTY and everything is gray, then the solution cannot be PURSE or ROAST.)

With all that in mind, guess another word, and then another, trying to land on the correct word before you run out of chances. You get six guesses, and then it’s game over.

The best starter words for Wordle

What should you play for that first guess? The best starters tend to contain common letters, to increase the chances of getting yellow and green squares to guide your guessing. (And if you get all grays when guessing common letters, that’s still excellent information to help you rule out possibilities.) There isn’t a single “best” starting word, but the New York Times’s Wordle analysis bot has suggested starting with one of these:

• CRANE

• TRACE

• SLANT

• CRATE

• CARTE

Meanwhile, an MIT analysis found that you’ll eliminate the most possibilities in the first round by starting with one of these:

• SALET

• REAST

• TRACE

• CRATE

• SLATE

Other good picks might be ARISE or ROUND. Words like ADIEU and AUDIO get more vowels in play, but you could argue that it’s better to start with an emphasis on consonants, using a starter like RENTS or CLAMP. Choose your strategy, and see how it plays out.

How to win at Wordle

We have a few guides to Wordle strategy, which you might like to read over if you’re a serious student of the game. This one covers how to use consonants to your advantage, while this one focuses on a strategy that uses the most common letters. In this advanced guide, we detail a three-pronged approach for fishing for hints while maximizing your chances of winning quickly.

The biggest thing that separates Wordle winners from Wordle losers is that winners use their guesses to gather information about what letters are in the word. If you know that the word must end in -OUND, don’t waste four guesses on MOUND, ROUND, SOUND, and HOUND; combine those consonants and guess MARSH. If the H lights up in yellow, you know the solution.

One more note on strategy: the original Wordle used a list of about 2,300 solution words, but after the game was bought by the NYT, the game now has an editor who hand-picks the solutions. Sometimes they are slightly tricky words that wouldn’t have made the original list, and sometimes they are topical. For example, FEAST was the solution one Thanksgiving. So keep in mind that there may be a theme.

Wordle alternatives

If you can’t get enough of five-letter guessing games and their kin, the best Wordle alternatives, ranked by difficulty, include:

• Wheeldle, which lets you play one puzzle after another

• Dordle and Quordle, which ask you to play two (Dordle) or four (Quordle) puzzles at the same time, with the same guesses. There is also Octordle, with eight puzzles, and Sedecordle, with 16.

• Waffle, which shows you several five-letter words, scrambled in a grid; you play by swapping the letters around until you solve.

• Absurdle, which changes the solution after each guess, but needs to stay consistent with its previous feedback. You have to strategically back it into a corner until there is only one possible word left; then you guess it, and win.

• Squabble, in which you play Wordle against other people with a timer running. You take damage if you spend too much time between guesses; winner is the last one standing.

• Antiwordle, in which you are trying not to guess the day’s solution. You’re required to reuse any letters that you (oops) guessed correctly, so the longer it takes you, the better you are at the game.

If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for June 24, 2024 read on. We’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. Today’s puzzle is hardert; I got it in five. Beware, there are spoilers below for June 24, Wordle #1,101! Keep scrolling if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s Wordle game.

How to play Wordle

Wordle lives here on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time.

Start by guessing a five-letter word. The letters of the word will turn green if they’re correct, yellow if you have the right letter in the wrong place, or gray if the letter isn’t in the day’s secret word at all. For more, check out our guide to playing Wordle here, and my strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers.)

Ready for the hints? Let’s go!

Does today’s Wordle have any unusual letters?

We’ll define common letters as those that appear in the old typesetters’ phrase ETAOIN SHRDLU. (Memorize this! Pronounce it “Edwin Shirdloo,” like a name, and pretend he’s a friend of yours.)

Four of today's letters are from our mnemonic! The other one is less common.

Can you give me a hint for today’s Wordle?

This is a piece of equipment you may use when you move.

Does today’s Wordle have any double or repeated letters?

There is one repeated letter today. 

How many vowels are in today’s Wordle?

There is one vowel and one "sometimes" vowel.

What letter does today’s Wordle start with?

Today’s word starts with D. 

What letter does today’s Wordle end with?

Today’s word ends with Y. 

What is the solution to today’s Wordle?

Ready? Today’s word is DOLLY.

How I solved today’s Wordle

I started with RAISE and TOUCH, which yielded only one letter. I tried BLOND to eliminate possible consonants. This left only a handful of possible solutions—I tried MOLDY first, after which DOLLY was the only remaining answer.

Wordle 1,101 5/6

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⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨
⬛🟩🟩🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle was medium difficult. The hint was “a common sound at summer camp” and the answer contained three common letters and two fairly common letters.

The answer to yesterday’s Wordle was BUGLE.

A primer on Wordle basics

The idea of Wordle is to guess the day’s secret word. When you first open the Wordle game, you’ll see an empty grid of letters. It’s up to you to make the first move: type in any five-letter word. 

Now, you can use the colors that are revealed to get clues about the word: Green means you correctly guessed a letter, and it’s in the correct position. (For example, if you guess PARTY, and the word is actually PURSE, the P and R will be green.)

• Yellow means the letter is somewhere in the word, but not in the position you guessed it. (For example, if you guessed PARTY, but the word is actually ROAST, the R, A and T will all be yellow.)

• Gray means the letter is not in the solution word at all. (If you guessed PARTY and everything is gray, then the solution cannot be PURSE or ROAST.)

With all that in mind, guess another word, and then another, trying to land on the correct word before you run out of chances. You get six guesses, and then it’s game over.

The best starter words for Wordle

What should you play for that first guess? The best starters tend to contain common letters, to increase the chances of getting yellow and green squares to guide your guessing. (And if you get all grays when guessing common letters, that’s still excellent information to help you rule out possibilities.) There isn’t a single “best” starting word, but the New York Times’s Wordle analysis bot has suggested starting with one of these:

• CRANE

• TRACE

• SLANT

• CRATE

• CARTE

Meanwhile, an MIT analysis found that you’ll eliminate the most possibilities in the first round by starting with one of these:

• SALET

• REAST

• TRACE

• CRATE

• SLATE

Other good picks might be ARISE or ROUND. Words like ADIEU and AUDIO get more vowels in play, but you could argue that it’s better to start with an emphasis on consonants, using a starter like RENTS or CLAMP. Choose your strategy, and see how it plays out.

How to win at Wordle

We have a few guides to Wordle strategy, which you might like to read over if you’re a serious student of the game. This one covers how to use consonants to your advantage, while this one focuses on a strategy that uses the most common letters. In this advanced guide, we detail a three-pronged approach for fishing for hints while maximizing your chances of winning quickly.

The biggest thing that separates Wordle winners from Wordle losers is that winners use their guesses to gather information about what letters are in the word. If you know that the word must end in -OUND, don’t waste four guesses on MOUND, ROUND, SOUND, and HOUND; combine those consonants and guess MARSH. If the H lights up in yellow, you know the solution.

One more note on strategy: the original Wordle used a list of about 2,300 solution words, but after the game was bought by the NYT, the game now has an editor who hand-picks the solutions. Sometimes they are slightly tricky words that wouldn’t have made the original list, and sometimes they are topical. For example, FEAST was the solution one Thanksgiving. So keep in mind that there may be a theme.

Wordle alternatives

If you can’t get enough of five-letter guessing games and their kin, the best Wordle alternatives, ranked by difficulty, include:

• Wheeldle, which lets you play one puzzle after another

• Dordle and Quordle, which ask you to play two (Dordle) or four (Quordle) puzzles at the same time, with the same guesses. There is also Octordle, with eight puzzles, and Sedecordle, with 16.

• Waffle, which shows you several five-letter words, scrambled in a grid; you play by swapping the letters around until you solve.

• Absurdle, which changes the solution after each guess, but needs to stay consistent with its previous feedback. You have to strategically back it into a corner until there is only one possible word left; then you guess it, and win.

• Squabble, in which you play Wordle against other people with a timer running. You take damage if you spend too much time between guesses; winner is the last one standing.

• Antiwordle, in which you are trying not to guess the day’s solution. You’re required to reuse any letters that you (oops) guessed correctly, so the longer it takes you, the better you are at the game.

If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for June 23, 2024 read on. We’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. Today’s puzzle is medium difficult; I got it in five. Beware, there are spoilers below for June 23, Wordle #1,100! Keep scrolling if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s Wordle game.

How to play Wordle

Wordle lives here on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time.

Start by guessing a five-letter word. The letters of the word will turn green if they’re correct, yellow if you have the right letter in the wrong place, or gray if the letter isn’t in the day’s secret word at all. For more, check out our guide to playing Wordle here, and my strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers.)

Ready for the hints? Let’s go!

Does today’s Wordle have any unusual letters?

We’ll define common letters as those that appear in the old typesetters’ phrase ETAOIN SHRDLU. (Memorize this! Pronounce it “Edwin Shirdloo,” like a name, and pretend he’s a friend of yours.)

Three of today's letters are from our mnemonic! The other two are fairly common.

Can you give me a hint for today’s Wordle?

A common sound at summer camp.

Does today’s Wordle have any double or repeated letters?

There are no repeated letters today. 

How many vowels are in today’s Wordle?

There are two vowels.

What letter does today’s Wordle start with?

Today’s word starts with B. 

What letter does today’s Wordle end with?

Today’s word ends with E. 

What is the solution to today’s Wordle?

Ready? Today’s word is BUGLE.

How I solved today’s Wordle

I started with RAISE and TOUCH, followed by GLAND to eliminate likely consonants. This left only two likely solutions: BULGE and BUGLE, and I guessed the former before landing on the latter.

Wordle 1,100 5/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟨🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle was easier. The hint was “a proclamation” and the answer contained four common letters and one pretty common letter.

The answer to yesterday’s Wordle was EDICT.

A primer on Wordle basics

The idea of Wordle is to guess the day’s secret word. When you first open the Wordle game, you’ll see an empty grid of letters. It’s up to you to make the first move: type in any five-letter word. 

Now, you can use the colors that are revealed to get clues about the word: Green means you correctly guessed a letter, and it’s in the correct position. (For example, if you guess PARTY, and the word is actually PURSE, the P and R will be green.)

• Yellow means the letter is somewhere in the word, but not in the position you guessed it. (For example, if you guessed PARTY, but the word is actually ROAST, the R, A and T will all be yellow.)

• Gray means the letter is not in the solution word at all. (If you guessed PARTY and everything is gray, then the solution cannot be PURSE or ROAST.)

With all that in mind, guess another word, and then another, trying to land on the correct word before you run out of chances. You get six guesses, and then it’s game over.

The best starter words for Wordle

What should you play for that first guess? The best starters tend to contain common letters, to increase the chances of getting yellow and green squares to guide your guessing. (And if you get all grays when guessing common letters, that’s still excellent information to help you rule out possibilities.) There isn’t a single “best” starting word, but the New York Times’s Wordle analysis bot has suggested starting with one of these:

• CRANE

• TRACE

• SLANT

• CRATE

• CARTE

Meanwhile, an MIT analysis found that you’ll eliminate the most possibilities in the first round by starting with one of these:

• SALET

• REAST

• TRACE

• CRATE

• SLATE

Other good picks might be ARISE or ROUND. Words like ADIEU and AUDIO get more vowels in play, but you could argue that it’s better to start with an emphasis on consonants, using a starter like RENTS or CLAMP. Choose your strategy, and see how it plays out.

How to win at Wordle

We have a few guides to Wordle strategy, which you might like to read over if you’re a serious student of the game. This one covers how to use consonants to your advantage, while this one focuses on a strategy that uses the most common letters. In this advanced guide, we detail a three-pronged approach for fishing for hints while maximizing your chances of winning quickly.

The biggest thing that separates Wordle winners from Wordle losers is that winners use their guesses to gather information about what letters are in the word. If you know that the word must end in -OUND, don’t waste four guesses on MOUND, ROUND, SOUND, and HOUND; combine those consonants and guess MARSH. If the H lights up in yellow, you know the solution.

One more note on strategy: the original Wordle used a list of about 2,300 solution words, but after the game was bought by the NYT, the game now has an editor who hand-picks the solutions. Sometimes they are slightly tricky words that wouldn’t have made the original list, and sometimes they are topical. For example, FEAST was the solution one Thanksgiving. So keep in mind that there may be a theme.

Wordle alternatives

If you can’t get enough of five-letter guessing games and their kin, the best Wordle alternatives, ranked by difficulty, include:

• Wheeldle, which lets you play one puzzle after another

• Dordle and Quordle, which ask you to play two (Dordle) or four (Quordle) puzzles at the same time, with the same guesses. There is also Octordle, with eight puzzles, and Sedecordle, with 16.

• Waffle, which shows you several five-letter words, scrambled in a grid; you play by swapping the letters around until you solve.

• Absurdle, which changes the solution after each guess, but needs to stay consistent with its previous feedback. You have to strategically back it into a corner until there is only one possible word left; then you guess it, and win.

• Squabble, in which you play Wordle against other people with a timer running. You take damage if you spend too much time between guesses; winner is the last one standing.

• Antiwordle, in which you are trying not to guess the day’s solution. You’re required to reuse any letters that you (oops) guessed correctly, so the longer it takes you, the better you are at the game.

If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for June 22, 2024 read on. We’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. Today’s puzzle is easier; I got it in four. Beware, there are spoilers below for June 22, Wordle #1,099! Keep scrolling if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s Wordle game.

How to play Wordle

Wordle lives here on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time.

Start by guessing a five-letter word. The letters of the word will turn green if they’re correct, yellow if you have the right letter in the wrong place, or gray if the letter isn’t in the day’s secret word at all. For more, check out our guide to playing Wordle here, and my strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers.)

Ready for the hints? Let’s go!

Does today’s Wordle have any unusual letters?

We’ll define common letters as those that appear in the old typesetters’ phrase ETAOIN SHRDLU. (Memorize this! Pronounce it “Edwin Shirdloo,” like a name, and pretend he’s a friend of yours.)

They are almost all common letters from our mnemonic today! Only one isn't, and it's fairly common too.

Can you give me a hint for today’s Wordle?

A proclamation.

Does today’s Wordle have any double or repeated letters?

There are no repeated letters today. 

How many vowels are in today’s Wordle?

There are two vowels.

What letter does today’s Wordle start with?

Today’s word starts with E. 

What letter does today’s Wordle end with?

Today’s word ends with T. 

What is the solution to today’s Wordle?

Ready? Today’s word is EDICT.

How I solved today’s Wordle

I started with RAISE, which indicated that I probably didn't need to guess any additional vowels. I tried BLUNT to check common consonants, which left only a few possible solutions. EVICT and EDICT seemed most likely—I guessed the former, which left the latter as the answer.

Wordle 1,099 4/6

⬛⬛🟩⬛🟨
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle was easier. The hint was “this comes in many colors” and the answer contained four common letters and one pretty common letter.

The answer to yesterday’s Wordle was PAINT.

A primer on Wordle basics

The idea of Wordle is to guess the day’s secret word. When you first open the Wordle game, you’ll see an empty grid of letters. It’s up to you to make the first move: type in any five-letter word. 

Now, you can use the colors that are revealed to get clues about the word: Green means you correctly guessed a letter, and it’s in the correct position. (For example, if you guess PARTY, and the word is actually PURSE, the P and R will be green.)

• Yellow means the letter is somewhere in the word, but not in the position you guessed it. (For example, if you guessed PARTY, but the word is actually ROAST, the R, A and T will all be yellow.)

• Gray means the letter is not in the solution word at all. (If you guessed PARTY and everything is gray, then the solution cannot be PURSE or ROAST.)

With all that in mind, guess another word, and then another, trying to land on the correct word before you run out of chances. You get six guesses, and then it’s game over.

The best starter words for Wordle

What should you play for that first guess? The best starters tend to contain common letters, to increase the chances of getting yellow and green squares to guide your guessing. (And if you get all grays when guessing common letters, that’s still excellent information to help you rule out possibilities.) There isn’t a single “best” starting word, but the New York Times’s Wordle analysis bot has suggested starting with one of these:

• CRANE

• TRACE

• SLANT

• CRATE

• CARTE

Meanwhile, an MIT analysis found that you’ll eliminate the most possibilities in the first round by starting with one of these:

• SALET

• REAST

• TRACE

• CRATE

• SLATE

Other good picks might be ARISE or ROUND. Words like ADIEU and AUDIO get more vowels in play, but you could argue that it’s better to start with an emphasis on consonants, using a starter like RENTS or CLAMP. Choose your strategy, and see how it plays out.

How to win at Wordle

We have a few guides to Wordle strategy, which you might like to read over if you’re a serious student of the game. This one covers how to use consonants to your advantage, while this one focuses on a strategy that uses the most common letters. In this advanced guide, we detail a three-pronged approach for fishing for hints while maximizing your chances of winning quickly.

The biggest thing that separates Wordle winners from Wordle losers is that winners use their guesses to gather information about what letters are in the word. If you know that the word must end in -OUND, don’t waste four guesses on MOUND, ROUND, SOUND, and HOUND; combine those consonants and guess MARSH. If the H lights up in yellow, you know the solution.

One more note on strategy: the original Wordle used a list of about 2,300 solution words, but after the game was bought by the NYT, the game now has an editor who hand-picks the solutions. Sometimes they are slightly tricky words that wouldn’t have made the original list, and sometimes they are topical. For example, FEAST was the solution one Thanksgiving. So keep in mind that there may be a theme.

Wordle alternatives

If you can’t get enough of five-letter guessing games and their kin, the best Wordle alternatives, ranked by difficulty, include:

• Wheeldle, which lets you play one puzzle after another

• Dordle and Quordle, which ask you to play two (Dordle) or four (Quordle) puzzles at the same time, with the same guesses. There is also Octordle, with eight puzzles, and Sedecordle, with 16.

• Waffle, which shows you several five-letter words, scrambled in a grid; you play by swapping the letters around until you solve.

• Absurdle, which changes the solution after each guess, but needs to stay consistent with its previous feedback. You have to strategically back it into a corner until there is only one possible word left; then you guess it, and win.

• Squabble, in which you play Wordle against other people with a timer running. You take damage if you spend too much time between guesses; winner is the last one standing.

• Antiwordle, in which you are trying not to guess the day’s solution. You’re required to reuse any letters that you (oops) guessed correctly, so the longer it takes you, the better you are at the game.

If you mow your lawn regularly, you might be in the habit of going in straight lines up and down, starting and ending at the same spots, all season long, without a second thought. But following the exact same pattern week in and week out may be doing a disservice to your grass.

Grass leans and begins to grow in the direction in which it is cut, meaning it'll grow unevenly rather than upright over time. Mowing in the same pattern over and over can also compact soil and create ruts, none of which is good for the health and longevity of your yard.

The best mowing pattern is one with variety

Your mowing pattern doesn't need to be fancy or perfectly precise, nor do you need to go both horizontally and vertically within a single mowing session. The most important thing is that you change direction each time you mow, so you get variety over the course of the season.

Once you've cut a width or two around the edges of your lawn—including trees, beds, and any tight spots—mow the remainder of your grass in horizontal lines. The next week, angle 45 degrees to cut stripes diagonally. Continue subsequent sessions with vertical lines, then diagonal lines from the opposite corner, then back to horizontal. Even alternating between horizontal and vertical is better than cutting the same path week after week.

If you have a robot mower, you can choose a pattern (depending on the model) that will prompt the machine to vary its direction each time it goes out.

Alternating direction each time "avoids wear patterns, promotes even grass growth, and ensures your lawn remains in optimal condition," according to Scott Porteous, a robotics product manager at Husqvarna.

Finally, keep other basic lawn care in mind in your quest for the healthiest pattern: Don't mow it too often (once a week, maybe twice), and don't cut it too short (less than three inches).

A common practice in the home furnishings market is "white labeling," in which the same item is rebranded and sold under different names by different companies (and at different price points). This means you may be able to find the dining table or bar cabinet you love at a lower cost, but you have to know where to look, and that can take time. Spoken.io can help you find the home furnishings you want at the cheapest price by showing you comparisons across different retailers, including both big box and lesser-known stores.

How to use Spoken to find furniture deals

You can head to Spoken.io simply to browse home items, which you can further sort by price range, design style, item type, and more. You can also navigate to the list of stores that Spoken searches if you found a piece of furniture at a specific retailer and want to see where else that item is sold and for how much. The service pulls from major retailers like Pottery Barn, West Elm, and Target as well as more niche and local stores.

Once you select an item, you'll see a description as well as a list of retailers that stock that item and how much it is listed for, which allows you to select the one with the best deal. You can also create an account and save items to a wishlist.

Credit: Emily Long

Spoken also has a Chrome browser extension, which will alert you when there's a better deal on the item you're currently browsing. If Spoken can find the item, the extension logo will pop up in the toolbar with a badge showing how many stores stock it, and you can click through to see the price comparisons. Note that the extension didn't activate for every item we searched, even those that are listed on Spoken's website.

Credit: Emily Long

If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for June 21, 2024 read on. We’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. Today’s puzzle is easier; I got it in three. Beware, there are spoilers below for June 21, Wordle #1,098! Keep scrolling if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s Wordle game.

How to play Wordle

Wordle lives here on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time.

Start by guessing a five-letter word. The letters of the word will turn green if they’re correct, yellow if you have the right letter in the wrong place, or gray if the letter isn’t in the day’s secret word at all. For more, check out our guide to playing Wordle here, and my strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers.)

Ready for the hints? Let’s go!

Does today’s Wordle have any unusual letters?

We’ll define common letters as those that appear in the old typesetters’ phrase ETAOIN SHRDLU. (Memorize this! Pronounce it “Edwin Shirdloo,” like a name, and pretend he’s a friend of yours.)

They are almost all common letters from our mnemonic today! Only one isn't, and it's fairly common too.

Can you give me a hint for today’s Wordle?

This comes in many colors.

Does today’s Wordle have any double or repeated letters?

There are no repeated letters today. 

How many vowels are in today’s Wordle?

There are two vowels.

What letter does today’s Wordle start with?

Today’s word starts with P. 

What letter does today’s Wordle end with?

Today’s word ends with T. 

What is the solution to today’s Wordle?

Ready? Today’s word is PAINT.

How I solved today’s Wordle

I started with RAISE, which indicated that I probably didn't need to guess any additional vowels. Words like FAINT, FAITH, DAILY, and PAINT seemed like the best solutions, so I guessed PLANT, which left PAINT as the answer.

Wordle 1,098 3/6

⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩⬛🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle was easier. The hint was “perfume and skunks have this in common” and the answer contained four common letters and one pretty common letter.

The answer to yesterday’s Wordle was SCENT.

A primer on Wordle basics

The idea of Wordle is to guess the day’s secret word. When you first open the Wordle game, you’ll see an empty grid of letters. It’s up to you to make the first move: type in any five-letter word. 

Now, you can use the colors that are revealed to get clues about the word: Green means you correctly guessed a letter, and it’s in the correct position. (For example, if you guess PARTY, and the word is actually PURSE, the P and R will be green.)

• Yellow means the letter is somewhere in the word, but not in the position you guessed it. (For example, if you guessed PARTY, but the word is actually ROAST, the R, A and T will all be yellow.)

• Gray means the letter is not in the solution word at all. (If you guessed PARTY and everything is gray, then the solution cannot be PURSE or ROAST.)

With all that in mind, guess another word, and then another, trying to land on the correct word before you run out of chances. You get six guesses, and then it’s game over.

The best starter words for Wordle

What should you play for that first guess? The best starters tend to contain common letters, to increase the chances of getting yellow and green squares to guide your guessing. (And if you get all grays when guessing common letters, that’s still excellent information to help you rule out possibilities.) There isn’t a single “best” starting word, but the New York Times’s Wordle analysis bot has suggested starting with one of these:

• CRANE

• TRACE

• SLANT

• CRATE

• CARTE

Meanwhile, an MIT analysis found that you’ll eliminate the most possibilities in the first round by starting with one of these:

• SALET

• REAST

• TRACE

• CRATE

• SLATE

Other good picks might be ARISE or ROUND. Words like ADIEU and AUDIO get more vowels in play, but you could argue that it’s better to start with an emphasis on consonants, using a starter like RENTS or CLAMP. Choose your strategy, and see how it plays out.

How to win at Wordle

We have a few guides to Wordle strategy, which you might like to read over if you’re a serious student of the game. This one covers how to use consonants to your advantage, while this one focuses on a strategy that uses the most common letters. In this advanced guide, we detail a three-pronged approach for fishing for hints while maximizing your chances of winning quickly.

The biggest thing that separates Wordle winners from Wordle losers is that winners use their guesses to gather information about what letters are in the word. If you know that the word must end in -OUND, don’t waste four guesses on MOUND, ROUND, SOUND, and HOUND; combine those consonants and guess MARSH. If the H lights up in yellow, you know the solution.

One more note on strategy: the original Wordle used a list of about 2,300 solution words, but after the game was bought by the NYT, the game now has an editor who hand-picks the solutions. Sometimes they are slightly tricky words that wouldn’t have made the original list, and sometimes they are topical. For example, FEAST was the solution one Thanksgiving. So keep in mind that there may be a theme.

Wordle alternatives

If you can’t get enough of five-letter guessing games and their kin, the best Wordle alternatives, ranked by difficulty, include:

• Wheeldle, which lets you play one puzzle after another

• Dordle and Quordle, which ask you to play two (Dordle) or four (Quordle) puzzles at the same time, with the same guesses. There is also Octordle, with eight puzzles, and Sedecordle, with 16.

• Waffle, which shows you several five-letter words, scrambled in a grid; you play by swapping the letters around until you solve.

• Absurdle, which changes the solution after each guess, but needs to stay consistent with its previous feedback. You have to strategically back it into a corner until there is only one possible word left; then you guess it, and win.

• Squabble, in which you play Wordle against other people with a timer running. You take damage if you spend too much time between guesses; winner is the last one standing.

• Antiwordle, in which you are trying not to guess the day’s solution. You’re required to reuse any letters that you (oops) guessed correctly, so the longer it takes you, the better you are at the game.

July is a big month for sports with the 2024 Olympics in Paris as well as Netflix sports docs: Simone Biles Rising, which follows the gymnast of the Paris Olympics, and LALIGA: All Access, which goes behind the scenes with the Spanish football league, are set to premiere at some point in the coming weeks. There's also SPRINT (July 7), a series capturing the training of elite sprinters, and Receiver (July 10), which, similar to last year's Quarterback, follows five NFL receivers through their season. Finally, Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa (July 31) follows the first Nepali woman to summit Everest in her 10th and final attempt at the peak.

True crime fans may want to catch The Man with 1000 Kids (July 3), a three-part investigative series about Dutch musician and prolific sperm donor Jonathan Meijer and the unregulated world of fertility clinics, as well as Homicide: Los Angeles (July 16), a docuseries from Law & Order creator Dick Wolf and the next installment of Unsolved Mysteries (July 31).

Netflix's original comedy specials in July include We Ride at Dawn (July 9) from Hannah Berner and Empty Nester (July 16) from Chad Daniels. For Bridgerton fans, there's The Decameron (July 25), an eight-episode dark comedy set during the Black Death in 14th-century Italy described as a "wine-soaked sex romp turned scramble for for survival."

Here’s everything else coming to (and leaving) Netflix in July, including new seasons of reality competition shows Love Is Blind: Brazil (premiering July 10) and Rhythm + Flow France (premiering July 11), both with episodes dropping throughout the month, and part one of season six of The Karate Kid spin-off Cobra Kai (July 18).

What’s coming to Netflix in July 2024

Available soon

• LALIGA: All Access—Netflix Documentary

• Simone Biles Rising—Netflix Sports Series

Available July 1

• About Antoine: Season 1

• Amazing Antoine

• American Hustle

• American Psycho

• Annabelle

• Back to the Future

• Back to the Future Part II

• Back to the Future Part III

• Big Daddy

• The Blind Side

• Call Me by Your Name

• Captain Phillips

• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

• Easy A

• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Batch 3)

• The House Bunny

• Jigsaw

• The Karate Kid

• Lost: Seasons 1-6

• Magic Mike XXL

• Matilda

• The Nun

• Paw Patrol: The Movie

• Spider-Man

• Spider-Man 2

• Spider-Man 3

• Star Trek: Prodigy: Season 2

• Suits: Season 9

• The Sweetest Thing

• Uncle Buck

• The Wiz

• Zombieland

Available July 2

• SPRINT—Netflix Sports Series

Available July 3

• Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F—Netflix Film

• Love Is Blind: Brazil: Season 4—Netflix Series

• The Man with 1000 Kids—Netflix Documentary

Available July 4

• Barbecue Showdown: Season 3—Netflix Series

• Rhythm + Flow France: Season 3—Netflix Series

Available July 5

• Desperate Lies—Netflix Series

• Goyo—Netflix Film

• The Imaginary—Netflix Family

• The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch: Season 3

Available July 7

• Boruto: Naruto the Movie

• The Last: Naruto the Movie

• Road To Ninja -Naruto The movie-

Available July 8

• Bad Boys

• Bad Boys II

Available July 9

• The Boyfriend—Netflix Series

• Hannah Berner: We Ride at Dawn—Netflix Comedy

Available July 10

• Eva Lasting: Season 2—Netflix Series

• Receiver—Netflix Sports Series

• Sugar Rush: The Baking Point: Season 2—Netflix Series

• Wild Wild Punjab—Netflix Film

Available July 11

• Another Self: Season 2—Netflix Series

• Vanished into the Night—Netflix Film

• Vikings: Valhalla: Season 3—Netflix Series

• Rhythm + Flow France: Season 3—Netflix Series

Available July 12

• Blame the Game—Netflix Film

• The Champion—Netflix Film

• Exploding Kittens—Netflix Series

• Lobola Man—Netflix Film

Available July 14

• Five Star Chef—Netflix Series

Available July 15

• Midnight Sun

• Trolls Band Together

• Wonderoos—Netflix Family

Available July 16

• The Boy Next Door

• Chad Daniels: Empty Nester—Netflix Comedy

• Fifty Shades Darker

• Fifty Shades Freed

• Homicide: Los Angeles—Netflix Documentary

Available July 17

• The Green Glove Gang: Season 2—Netflix Series

• T・P BON: Season 2—Netflix Anime

Available July 18

• Cobra Kai: Season 6 Part 1—Netflix Series

• Master of the House—Netflix Series

• Rhythm + Flow France: Season 3—Netflix Series

Available July 19

• Find Me Falling—Netflix Film

• Skywalkers: A Love Story—Netflix Documentary

• Sweet Home: Season 3—Netflix Series

• Too Hot to Handle: Season 6—Netflix Series

Available July 23

• All American: Season 6

Available July 24

• Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam—Netflix Documentary

• Love of my life—Netflix Series

• Resurrected Rides—Netflix Series

Available July 25

• The Decameron—Netflix Series

• Kleo: Season 2—Netflix Series

• Tokyo Swindlers—Netflix Series

Available July 26

• The Dragon Prince: Season 6—Netflix Family

• Elite: Season 8—Netflix Series

• House of Ga'a—Netflix Film

• Non Negotiable—Netflix Film

• Too Hot to Handle: Season 6—Netflix Series

Available July 27

• The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Available July 31

• Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa—Netflix Documentary

• Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 4—Netflix Series

What’s leaving Netflix in July 2024

Leaving July 7

• War Dogs

Leaving July 14

• Abducted in Plain Sight

Leaving July 15

• The Beguiled

Leaving July 23

• Big Eyes

Leaving July 31

• American Graffiti

• Anaconda

• Enough

• Fatal Attraction

• Glass

• Hulk

• King Richard

• Knocked Up

• Lucy

• Moneyball

• Public Enemies

• Resident Evil

• Resident Evil: Retribution

• Role Models

• Shrek

• Smokey and the Bandit

• Smokey and the Bandit II

• Something's Gotta Give

• The Great Wall

• The Matrix

• The Matrix Reloaded

• The Matrix Revolutions

• The Other Boleyn Girl

• The Theory of Everything

• Top Gear: Seasons 29-30

• Traffic

If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for June 20, 2024 read on. We’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. Today’s puzzle is easier; I got it in three. Beware, there are spoilers below for June 20, Wordle #1,097! Keep scrolling if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s Wordle game.

How to play Wordle

Wordle lives here on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time.

Start by guessing a five-letter word. The letters of the word will turn green if they’re correct, yellow if you have the right letter in the wrong place, or gray if the letter isn’t in the day’s secret word at all. For more, check out our guide to playing Wordle here, and my strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers.)

Ready for the hints? Let’s go!

Does today’s Wordle have any unusual letters?

We’ll define common letters as those that appear in the old typesetters’ phrase ETAOIN SHRDLU. (Memorize this! Pronounce it “Edwin Shirdloo,” like a name, and pretend he’s a friend of yours.)

They are almost all common letters from our mnemonic today! Only one isn't, and it's pretty common too.

Can you give me a hint for today’s Wordle?

Perfume and skunks have this in common.

Does today’s Wordle have any double or repeated letters?

There are no repeated letters today. 

How many vowels are in today’s Wordle?

There is one vowel.

What letter does today’s Wordle start with?

Today’s word starts with S. 

What letter does today’s Wordle end with?

Today’s word ends with T. 

What is the solution to today’s Wordle?

Ready? Today’s word is SCENT.

How I solved today’s Wordle

I started with RAISE and TOUCH, which gave me four of five letters but no correct placement. There were a handful of possible solutions, with SCENT being one of the more common words.

Wordle 1,097 3/6

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🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle was easier. The hint was “abrupt” and the answer contained all common letters.

The answer to yesterday’s Wordle was TERSE.

A primer on Wordle basics

The idea of Wordle is to guess the day’s secret word. When you first open the Wordle game, you’ll see an empty grid of letters. It’s up to you to make the first move: type in any five-letter word. 

Now, you can use the colors that are revealed to get clues about the word: Green means you correctly guessed a letter, and it’s in the correct position. (For example, if you guess PARTY, and the word is actually PURSE, the P and R will be green.)

• Yellow means the letter is somewhere in the word, but not in the position you guessed it. (For example, if you guessed PARTY, but the word is actually ROAST, the R, A and T will all be yellow.)

• Gray means the letter is not in the solution word at all. (If you guessed PARTY and everything is gray, then the solution cannot be PURSE or ROAST.)

With all that in mind, guess another word, and then another, trying to land on the correct word before you run out of chances. You get six guesses, and then it’s game over.

The best starter words for Wordle

What should you play for that first guess? The best starters tend to contain common letters, to increase the chances of getting yellow and green squares to guide your guessing. (And if you get all grays when guessing common letters, that’s still excellent information to help you rule out possibilities.) There isn’t a single “best” starting word, but the New York Times’s Wordle analysis bot has suggested starting with one of these:

• CRANE

• TRACE

• SLANT

• CRATE

• CARTE

Meanwhile, an MIT analysis found that you’ll eliminate the most possibilities in the first round by starting with one of these:

• SALET

• REAST

• TRACE

• CRATE

• SLATE

Other good picks might be ARISE or ROUND. Words like ADIEU and AUDIO get more vowels in play, but you could argue that it’s better to start with an emphasis on consonants, using a starter like RENTS or CLAMP. Choose your strategy, and see how it plays out.

How to win at Wordle

We have a few guides to Wordle strategy, which you might like to read over if you’re a serious student of the game. This one covers how to use consonants to your advantage, while this one focuses on a strategy that uses the most common letters. In this advanced guide, we detail a three-pronged approach for fishing for hints while maximizing your chances of winning quickly.

The biggest thing that separates Wordle winners from Wordle losers is that winners use their guesses to gather information about what letters are in the word. If you know that the word must end in -OUND, don’t waste four guesses on MOUND, ROUND, SOUND, and HOUND; combine those consonants and guess MARSH. If the H lights up in yellow, you know the solution.

One more note on strategy: the original Wordle used a list of about 2,300 solution words, but after the game was bought by the NYT, the game now has an editor who hand-picks the solutions. Sometimes they are slightly tricky words that wouldn’t have made the original list, and sometimes they are topical. For example, FEAST was the solution one Thanksgiving. So keep in mind that there may be a theme.

Wordle alternatives

If you can’t get enough of five-letter guessing games and their kin, the best Wordle alternatives, ranked by difficulty, include:

• Wheeldle, which lets you play one puzzle after another

• Dordle and Quordle, which ask you to play two (Dordle) or four (Quordle) puzzles at the same time, with the same guesses. There is also Octordle, with eight puzzles, and Sedecordle, with 16.

• Waffle, which shows you several five-letter words, scrambled in a grid; you play by swapping the letters around until you solve.

• Absurdle, which changes the solution after each guess, but needs to stay consistent with its previous feedback. You have to strategically back it into a corner until there is only one possible word left; then you guess it, and win.

• Squabble, in which you play Wordle against other people with a timer running. You take damage if you spend too much time between guesses; winner is the last one standing.

• Antiwordle, in which you are trying not to guess the day’s solution. You’re required to reuse any letters that you (oops) guessed correctly, so the longer it takes you, the better you are at the game.

If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for June 19, 2024 read on. We’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. Today’s puzzle is easier; I got it in three. Beware, there are spoilers below for June 19, Wordle #1,096! Keep scrolling if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s Wordle game.

How to play Wordle

Wordle lives here on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time.

Start by guessing a five-letter word. The letters of the word will turn green if they’re correct, yellow if you have the right letter in the wrong place, or gray if the letter isn’t in the day’s secret word at all. For more, check out our guide to playing Wordle here, and my strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers.)

Ready for the hints? Let’s go!

Does today’s Wordle have any unusual letters?

We’ll define common letters as those that appear in the old typesetters’ phrase ETAOIN SHRDLU. (Memorize this! Pronounce it “Edwin Shirdloo,” like a name, and pretend he’s a friend of yours.)

There are all common letters from our mnemonic today!

Can you give me a hint for today’s Wordle?

Abrupt.

Does today’s Wordle have any double or repeated letters?

There is one repeated letter today. 

How many vowels are in today’s Wordle?

There is one vowel, used twice.

What letter does today’s Wordle start with?

Today’s word starts with T. 

What letter does today’s Wordle end with?

Today’s word ends with E. 

What is the solution to today’s Wordle?

Ready? Today’s word is TERSE.

How I solved today’s Wordle

I started with RAISE and TOUCH, which gave me four of five letters and only one solution: TERSE.

Wordle 1,096 3/6

🟨⬛⬛🟩🟩
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle was easier. The hint was “a noun or a verb, something you can use for protection” and the answer contained three common letters, one fairly common letter, and one uncommon letter.

The answer to yesterday’s Wordle was COVER.

A primer on Wordle basics

The idea of Wordle is to guess the day’s secret word. When you first open the Wordle game, you’ll see an empty grid of letters. It’s up to you to make the first move: type in any five-letter word. 

Now, you can use the colors that are revealed to get clues about the word: Green means you correctly guessed a letter, and it’s in the correct position. (For example, if you guess PARTY, and the word is actually PURSE, the P and R will be green.)

• Yellow means the letter is somewhere in the word, but not in the position you guessed it. (For example, if you guessed PARTY, but the word is actually ROAST, the R, A and T will all be yellow.)

• Gray means the letter is not in the solution word at all. (If you guessed PARTY and everything is gray, then the solution cannot be PURSE or ROAST.)

With all that in mind, guess another word, and then another, trying to land on the correct word before you run out of chances. You get six guesses, and then it’s game over.

The best starter words for Wordle

What should you play for that first guess? The best starters tend to contain common letters, to increase the chances of getting yellow and green squares to guide your guessing. (And if you get all grays when guessing common letters, that’s still excellent information to help you rule out possibilities.) There isn’t a single “best” starting word, but the New York Times’s Wordle analysis bot has suggested starting with one of these:

• CRANE

• TRACE

• SLANT

• CRATE

• CARTE

Meanwhile, an MIT analysis found that you’ll eliminate the most possibilities in the first round by starting with one of these:

• SALET

• REAST

• TRACE

• CRATE

• SLATE

Other good picks might be ARISE or ROUND. Words like ADIEU and AUDIO get more vowels in play, but you could argue that it’s better to start with an emphasis on consonants, using a starter like RENTS or CLAMP. Choose your strategy, and see how it plays out.

How to win at Wordle

We have a few guides to Wordle strategy, which you might like to read over if you’re a serious student of the game. This one covers how to use consonants to your advantage, while this one focuses on a strategy that uses the most common letters. In this advanced guide, we detail a three-pronged approach for fishing for hints while maximizing your chances of winning quickly.

The biggest thing that separates Wordle winners from Wordle losers is that winners use their guesses to gather information about what letters are in the word. If you know that the word must end in -OUND, don’t waste four guesses on MOUND, ROUND, SOUND, and HOUND; combine those consonants and guess MARSH. If the H lights up in yellow, you know the solution.

One more note on strategy: the original Wordle used a list of about 2,300 solution words, but after the game was bought by the NYT, the game now has an editor who hand-picks the solutions. Sometimes they are slightly tricky words that wouldn’t have made the original list, and sometimes they are topical. For example, FEAST was the solution one Thanksgiving. So keep in mind that there may be a theme.

Wordle alternatives

If you can’t get enough of five-letter guessing games and their kin, the best Wordle alternatives, ranked by difficulty, include:

• Wheeldle, which lets you play one puzzle after another

• Dordle and Quordle, which ask you to play two (Dordle) or four (Quordle) puzzles at the same time, with the same guesses. There is also Octordle, with eight puzzles, and Sedecordle, with 16.

• Waffle, which shows you several five-letter words, scrambled in a grid; you play by swapping the letters around until you solve.

• Absurdle, which changes the solution after each guess, but needs to stay consistent with its previous feedback. You have to strategically back it into a corner until there is only one possible word left; then you guess it, and win.

• Squabble, in which you play Wordle against other people with a timer running. You take damage if you spend too much time between guesses; winner is the last one standing.

• Antiwordle, in which you are trying not to guess the day’s solution. You’re required to reuse any letters that you (oops) guessed correctly, so the longer it takes you, the better you are at the game.

With Amazon Prime Day on the horizon (the date hasn't been announced, but we know the sale will take place sometime in July), now is a smart time to make an Amazon wishlist to keep track of all the things you plan to buy using your Prime account. You can also share your list with friends or family (hint, hint) in case they need gift ideas in the future. Here’s how to do it.

How to create and add to an Amazon wishlist

To create an Amazon wishlist in your browser, hover over Accounts & Lists in the upper-right corner of the navigation bar and select Create a list from the left column. (You can also access this by clicking Accounts & Lists > Your Lists > Create a List). Enter the name of your list in the pop-up and click Create List.

To create a new list on the Amazon Shopping app, select the profile icon on the bottom navigation bar and click Your Lists. Hit the plus icon next to Your lists and registries, enter the list name, and click Create List.

To add an item to a wishlist, go to the product’s page you’re interested in and look for the Add to List drop-down (simply text on mobile) underneath the Add to Cart/Buy Now box. You can either select an existing list or hit Create a List to make a new wishlist.

How to share an Amazon wishlist

All Amazon wishlists are private by default, but you can share specific lists with friends and family. Open the list you want to send and hit Invite or Send list to others (if using Amazon via browser). In either case, you have the option to allow others to view and edit your wishlist, or view-only, and to copy the link to your list or invite other users via email.

If you decide you want to change your privacy settings, update the name of your list, or enable Alexa to add items to your list, simply hover over the three horizontal “More” dots and select Manage list. You can also toggle on Don’t spoil my surprises if you want others to be able to gift you items from your wishlist without you knowing about it.

While keeping many household items—like detergents, cleaners, and cosmetics—past their expiration dates isn't necessarily as risky as eating expired food, it can decrease their effectiveness and potentially cause more problems than they solve. For the sake of your home's cleanliness and safety, here are the products you should inspect and potentially toss.

Laundry detergent and bleach

If you aren't doing multiple loads of laundry per week, you probably don't need to buy detergent in bulk. It doesn't go bad, per se, but it does lose its cleaning power over time. Liquid detergent can sit unopened for up to 18 months at normal temperatures but should be used within six once the seal is broken. Laundry pods should also be used within six months and stored in a dry, airtight container. Powdered detergents are good for a long time unless exposed to moisture, which can result in soap deposits on your clothes.

Bleach also begins to break down after about a year, decreasing its disinfecting and sanitizing power. Look for the production date stamped on the bottle.

Cleaning products

Like detergent, the chemicals in household cleaning products degrade over time, making them less effective at keeping your home clean and sanitized. If you deep clean often and go through products in a year or two, you'll probably get your money's worth. However, if you find bottles tucked away that haven't been touched in recent memory, test them out: anything clumpy, discolored, smelly, or that fails to foam up is probably expired.

Cleaning supplies

Again, cleaning supplies don't come with an expiration date, but you're likely holding onto them way past their suggested use. Your toilet brush should be tossed and replaced every few months—otherwise, bacteria can build up in the bristles and on the handle. Kitchen sponges should be tossed out every few weeks (or swapped for an alternative that can be washed and sanitized, like a dish cloth or a silicone scrubber).

Sunscreen

If there was ever a product you want to be at maximum effectiveness, it's sunscreen. The FDA requires sunscreen manufacturers to make formulas that last for three years, so if you go through bottles quickly, you probably don't need to worry too much about expiration. But it's good practice to check bottles you haven't used in a while—like at the start of the summer—for expiration dates. You should also check the date upon purchase, and if there's no expiration listed, write one on the container.

Cosmetics and medications

Your bathroom cabinet is full of items that expire, like cosmetics, toothpaste, and pharmaceuticals. Keeping these items past their expiration can decrease their effectiveness (like toothpaste, which is good for about two years from the manufacture date) or increase the risk that the product will degrade or be exposed to bacteria and fungi. While cosmetics aren't regulated, most have a recommended shelf life listed on their labels. Mascara in particular should be tossed every few months.

Toothbrushes

Your toothbrush or electric toothbrush head should be replaced about every three months, according to the American Dental Association—more often if you are sick, or for kids who tend to chew on the bristles. An old and degraded toothbrush won't clean as thoroughly, leaving plaque behind and allowing germs to hang out around your teeth.

Filters

There are nearly a dozen appliances in your home—furnace, dryer, HVAC, range hood, etc.—that require filters, all of which need to be replaced on a regular basis to keep everything running at maximum effectiveness (which keeps your indoor air, water, and clothes clean). Depending on the type, you should be replacing filters every one to six months.

Smoke detectors and fire extinguishers

Fire safety isn't a set-and-forget situation. Smoke detectors should be tested every few months and replaced after 10 years from the date of manufacture. Carbon monoxide detectors should be swapped out every five to seven years. Disposable fire extinguishers have a shelf life of 10 to 12 years, while rechargeable extinguishers should be inspected and refilled every six years.

To make the most out of July's upcoming Amazon Prime Day, you need to be an Amazon Prime member. However, a lesser-known Amazon Prime feature is that you can share membership perks with your family and only pay one membership fee. You can add one other adult, up to four teens, and up to four children to your Amazon Household, which allows everyone in the household to access all the standard benefits, from free shipping to streaming.

With an Amazon Household, everyone creates or keeps their own Amazon account but gets shared Prime benefits, even if they don’t actually live together. Here’s how to set it up for your family.

How to share Amazon Prime benefits with your family

To get started, you’ll need an Amazon account and a Prime membership (here’s how to sign up for Amazon Prime if you don’t have it already). After logging in, head over to the Amazon Household page and select Add Adult, Add Teen, and/or Add Child, depending on who you’d like to share your account with.

If you want to add an adult, you’ll be prompted to enter their name and the email associated with their Amazon account. You’ll then have to agree to link your payment wallet and choose which types of content—apps, audiobooks, and/or e-books—you want to share. Amazon does notify you if a Household member moves one of your payment methods to their wallet.

From here, your family member will receive an invitation via email to join your Household. To accept, they’ll click Get Prime Benefits and follow the prompts to agree to wallet sharing and to cancel their own Prime membership if they have one. Invitations are valid for 14 days. If the person you want to invite doesn’t have an Amazon account, they can create one during sign-up.

To add a teen who is 13 to 17 or a child who is 12 or under to your Household, you’ll need to follow the prompts to set up a teen or child profile—for teens, this includes indicating whether and how you want to review and approve orders and selecting a linked payment method. Children can’t shop on Amazon but can access Amazon Kids content and features.

A few limitations:

• Amazon Households can only contain two adults and up to four teens and four children.

• Household members must have an address in the same country (but do not have to have the same address).

• If an adult has left an Amazon Household, neither adult on the account can join a different one for 180 days.

If you need to remove someone from your Household, you can do so via the Manage Your Household page.

If you've put off renewing your passport because the process is inconvenient, you may be about to catch a break. The U.S. Department of State has reopened a beta release of its online passport renewal system, which will allow a limited number of passport holders to submit renewal applications each day.

Online passport processing was initially announced in late 2021 but was paused in March 2023 for additional development. The standard steps for obtaining a passport include going in person to a passport agency or acceptance facility, though renewals can also be submitted by mail.

According to the State Department, the online renewal platform will open "midday eastern time" for a limited number of applications and will close once that threshold has been reached. There are a number of specific requirements to qualify for online renewals:

• You are 25 years of age or older.

• Your passport is or was valid for 10 years and issued between 2009 and 2015.

• You are not requesting to change your name, gender, date of birth, or place of birth.

• You are not traveling abroad for at least eight weeks.

• You live in the United States.

• You are applying for a standard tourist passport.

• You have your current/most recent passport in your possession.

How to renew your passport online

Go to the MyTravelGov page to create an account or sign in using your existing login. Then click the Renew Your Passport button to start your application. (You won't be able to begin if the daily limit has already been reached.)

You'll be asked to enter information about your most recent passport, as well as your upcoming travel plans, upload a digital passport photo, and pay the renewal fee using a debit or credit card. You should receive two emails—one confirming your payment is pending and one confirming it has been received.

Make sure you keep your current passport on hand—do not mail it in. You can also sign up for status update emails one week after you apply.

Note that the online application does not speed up processing time, which remains around six to eight weeks at the time of writing. If you need expedited service (or are applying for a special-issue passport such as a diplomatic document), you must use the mail-in option.

If you own a home or are considering buying, you know that your monthly mortgage payment is only a fraction of what you'll spend each year on homeownership. There are plenty of hidden costs associated with the purchase process as well as ongoing expenses ranging from property taxes to maintenance and repairs, which you don't have to factor in if you rent (as well as utilities and insurance, which you likely do).

But it's hard to conceptualize how much this will actually set you back and easy to be caught off guard if you don't budget for expenses beyond your mortgage.

A new analysis from Bankrate looked at the average annual expenses—on top of a mortgage—that come with owning a single-family home in each state, including property tax, homeowners insurance, utilities (energy, internet, and cable), and home maintenance (calculated at 2% of median sale prices). The report then compared the hidden costs of homeownership in 2024 to those in 2020.

Across the United States, the hidden costs of homeownership and maintenance average $18,118 per year in 2024, an increase of 26% (or $3,689) from 2020. Hawaii has the most expensive homeownership costs averaging $29,015 annually, followed by California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Utah had the biggest percentage increase in hidden homeownership costs from 2020 to 2024 at a whopping 44%.

States with the least expensive homeownership costs include Kentucky ($11.559 per year on average), Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Indiana. Expenses in Alaska and Texas increased the least in the last four years at just 14%.

Here's how your state stacks up.

Hidden costs of homeownership by state

• Alabama: $12,258

• Alaska: $18,291

• Arizona: $16,373

• Arkansas: $11,692

• California: $28,790

• Colorado: $21,038

• Connecticut: $23,515

• Delaware: $14,785

• Florida: $19,182

• Georgia: $16,035

• Hawaii: $29,015

• Idaho: $16,197

• Illinois: $16,205

• Indiana: $12,259

• Iowa: $12,448

• Kansas: $14,012

• Kentucky: $11,559

• Louisiana: $12,593

• Maine: $17,110

• Maryland: $19,712

• Massachusetts: $26,313

• Michigan: $13,235

• Minnesota: $16,217

• Mississippi: $11,881

• Missouri: $12,639

• Montana: $18,081

• Nebraska: $14,946

• Nevada: $16,636

• New Hampshire: $23,256

• New Jersey: $25,573

• New Mexico: $13,533

• New York: $22,807

• North Carolina: $14,647

• North Dakota: $13,375

• Ohio: $12,975

• Oklahoma: $12,642

• Oregon: $19,221

• Pennsylvania: $14,983

• Rhode Island: $21,994

• South Carolina: $15,065

• South Dakota: $14,581

• Tennessee: $14,662

• Texas: $18,036

• Utah: $19,137

• Vermont: $19,836

• Virginia: $17,647

• Washington: $23,365

• West Virginia: $12,656

• Wisconsin: $14,508

• Wyoming: $15,420

Amazon’s Prime Day sale is coming this July—but keeping up and keeping track of the best discounts yet to land and figuring out which deals are worthwhile may be almost impossible. As an alternative, you can have Alexa give you a heads-up about deals on products you already know you want to purchase, so you don’t have to spend time sorting through the noise.

Amazon Prime subscribers in the United States who also have Echo smart speakers can enable deal alerts to receive notifications 24 hours before discounts go live and even have your Alexa purchase these items for you. Here’s how to do it.

How to set up Alexa deal alerts

First, open the Amazon Shopping app or go to Amazon’s website via browser and add products you want alerts for to your Wish List, your Shopping Cart, or a Saved for Later list.

Then head to the Alexa mobile app and go to More > Settings > Notifications > Amazon Shopping and toggle on Deal Recommendations under the Shopping Recommendations options. This ensures you’ll receive notifications for items that appear in your shopping activity.

If Alexa finds an upcoming deal on something in your Saved for Later, your Wish List, or in your Shopping Cart, you’ll receive a pop-up alert on your Echo Show display or see a yellow light ring on your Echo speaker. You can also ask, “Alexa, what are my notifications?” to hear a list of deals it has compiled thus far.

Alexa can detect deals up to 24 hours in advance, so you can either ask it to remind you again when a deal starts or request that it buy the item when the deal goes live. Simply say, “Alexa, buy it for me,” and it’ll charge the default payment and send the item to the default delivery address on your account.

Here are some Alexa smart speaker options:

Full sound compact smart speaker with Alexa

Amazon Echo Pop

$39.99 at Amazon

Get Deal

Get Deal

$39.99 at Amazon

With bigger vibrant sound, helpful routines and Alexa

Echo Dot (5th Gen, 2022 release)

at Amazon

Get Deal

Get Deal

at Amazon

Smart display with 2x the bass and clearer sound

Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen, 2023 release)

$89.99 at Amazon

Get Deal

Get Deal

$89.99 at Amazon

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If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for June 18, 2024 read on. We’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. Today’s puzzle is easier; I got it in three. Beware, there are spoilers below for June 18, Wordle #1,095! Keep scrolling if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s Wordle game.

How to play Wordle

Wordle lives here on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time.

Start by guessing a five-letter word. The letters of the word will turn green if they’re correct, yellow if you have the right letter in the wrong place, or gray if the letter isn’t in the day’s secret word at all. For more, check out our guide to playing Wordle here, and my strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers.)

Ready for the hints? Let’s go!

Does today’s Wordle have any unusual letters?

We’ll define common letters as those that appear in the old typesetters’ phrase ETAOIN SHRDLU. (Memorize this! Pronounce it “Edwin Shirdloo,” like a name, and pretend he’s a friend of yours.)

There are three common letters from our mnemonic today. One letter is pretty common and one is uncommon.

Can you give me a hint for today’s Wordle?

A noun or a verb, something you can use for protection.

Does today’s Wordle have any double or repeated letters?

There are no repeated letters today. 

How many vowels are in today’s Wordle?

There are two vowels.

What letter does today’s Wordle start with?

Today’s word starts with C. 

What letter does today’s Wordle end with?

Today’s word ends with R. 

What is the solution to today’s Wordle?

Ready? Today’s word is COVER.

How I solved today’s Wordle

I started with RAISE and TOUCH, which gave me four of five letters. There were a number of possible solutions but COVER was the most common word among them.

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Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle was medium difficult. The hint was “before” and the answer contained four common letters and one fairly common letter.

The answer to yesterday’s Wordle was PRIOR.

A primer on Wordle basics

The idea of Wordle is to guess the day’s secret word. When you first open the Wordle game, you’ll see an empty grid of letters. It’s up to you to make the first move: type in any five-letter word. 

Now, you can use the colors that are revealed to get clues about the word: Green means you correctly guessed a letter, and it’s in the correct position. (For example, if you guess PARTY, and the word is actually PURSE, the P and R will be green.)

• Yellow means the letter is somewhere in the word, but not in the position you guessed it. (For example, if you guessed PARTY, but the word is actually ROAST, the R, A and T will all be yellow.)

• Gray means the letter is not in the solution word at all. (If you guessed PARTY and everything is gray, then the solution cannot be PURSE or ROAST.)

With all that in mind, guess another word, and then another, trying to land on the correct word before you run out of chances. You get six guesses, and then it’s game over.

The best starter words for Wordle

What should you play for that first guess? The best starters tend to contain common letters, to increase the chances of getting yellow and green squares to guide your guessing. (And if you get all grays when guessing common letters, that’s still excellent information to help you rule out possibilities.) There isn’t a single “best” starting word, but the New York Times’s Wordle analysis bot has suggested starting with one of these:

• CRANE

• TRACE

• SLANT

• CRATE

• CARTE

Meanwhile, an MIT analysis found that you’ll eliminate the most possibilities in the first round by starting with one of these:

• SALET

• REAST

• TRACE

• CRATE

• SLATE

Other good picks might be ARISE or ROUND. Words like ADIEU and AUDIO get more vowels in play, but you could argue that it’s better to start with an emphasis on consonants, using a starter like RENTS or CLAMP. Choose your strategy, and see how it plays out.

How to win at Wordle

We have a few guides to Wordle strategy, which you might like to read over if you’re a serious student of the game. This one covers how to use consonants to your advantage, while this one focuses on a strategy that uses the most common letters. In this advanced guide, we detail a three-pronged approach for fishing for hints while maximizing your chances of winning quickly.

The biggest thing that separates Wordle winners from Wordle losers is that winners use their guesses to gather information about what letters are in the word. If you know that the word must end in -OUND, don’t waste four guesses on MOUND, ROUND, SOUND, and HOUND; combine those consonants and guess MARSH. If the H lights up in yellow, you know the solution.

One more note on strategy: the original Wordle used a list of about 2,300 solution words, but after the game was bought by the NYT, the game now has an editor who hand-picks the solutions. Sometimes they are slightly tricky words that wouldn’t have made the original list, and sometimes they are topical. For example, FEAST was the solution one Thanksgiving. So keep in mind that there may be a theme.

Wordle alternatives

If you can’t get enough of five-letter guessing games and their kin, the best Wordle alternatives, ranked by difficulty, include:

• Wheeldle, which lets you play one puzzle after another

• Dordle and Quordle, which ask you to play two (Dordle) or four (Quordle) puzzles at the same time, with the same guesses. There is also Octordle, with eight puzzles, and Sedecordle, with 16.

• Waffle, which shows you several five-letter words, scrambled in a grid; you play by swapping the letters around until you solve.

• Absurdle, which changes the solution after each guess, but needs to stay consistent with its previous feedback. You have to strategically back it into a corner until there is only one possible word left; then you guess it, and win.

• Squabble, in which you play Wordle against other people with a timer running. You take damage if you spend too much time between guesses; winner is the last one standing.

• Antiwordle, in which you are trying not to guess the day’s solution. You’re required to reuse any letters that you (oops) guessed correctly, so the longer it takes you, the better you are at the game.