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ChatGPT conversations can accumulate quickly if you regularly converse with the AI chatbot. Finding a particular bit of discussion with ChatGPT has been difficult, though, even with well-labeled thread names. OpenAI has released a new search feature for ChatGPT to address that issue. The feature lets you sift through past conversations by looking for specific terms, making it much easier to find bits you don't totally remember or pull up old threads without having to dive deep into the list of threads.

The search tool is only available to those subscribing to ChatGPT Plus or Teams for now, though free users are supposed to be able to use it starting next month. To use the search tool, you just need to click on the magnifying glass icon at the top of the ChatGPT sidebar. Write in the word or phrase you want to find, and the AI chatbot will sort through your history to locate specific messages. If you have particularly long chat threads, that could save you a lot of time.

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ChatGPT search, not SearchGPT

Hearing the term search with the term ChatGPT immediately brings to mind SearchGPT, the rather imperfect web search feature teased by OpenAI this summer. The new tool is more like how you might hunt through a folder of documents or perhaps an email inbox.

And while OpenAI didn't explicitly call it out, it would be logical for the search tool to learn from your interactions the way it does from your conversations. That might mean getting better at knowing the kind of conversation history you are likely to search for and maybe filtering the results.

The search feature isn't exactly earth-shattering, but it does at least bring ChatGPT to parity with some of its rivals like Google Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude. It fits with some of the other quality-of-life improvements to ChatGPT, including a better chat interface, autocomplete suggestions, and using “/” to immediately command ChatGPT to search online or generate images.

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Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Connections today (game #508) - today's words

(Image credit: New York Times)

Today's NYT Connections words are…

• BAT
• EGG
• LOVE
• WITCH
• PUMPKIN
• SPIDER
• BLINK
• JOB
• DIABLO
• FLUTTER
• TREASURE
• VIPER
• SCAVENGER
• MUSTANG
• WINK
• DARLING

NYT Connections today (game #508) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

• Yellow: My sweetheart
• Green: Or you could add shadow…
• Blue: Fast drives
• Purple: Blank [look for]

Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…

NYT Connections today (game #508) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
• GREEN: THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR EYELIDS
• BLUE: SPORTS CARS
• PURPLE: ___ HUNT

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Connections today (game #508) - the answers

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The answers to today's Connections, game #508, are…

• YELLOW: TERMS OF ENDEARMENT DARLING, LOVE, PUMPKIN, TREASURE
• GREEN: THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR EYELIDS BAT, BLINK, FLUTTER, WINK
• BLUE: SPORTS CARS DIABLO, MUSTANG, SPIDER, VIPER
• PURPLE: ___ HUNT EGG, JOB, SCAVENGER, WITCH

• My rating: Easy
• My score: 1 mistake

So here we are with our Halloween edition of Connections, complete with BAT, PUMPKIN, WITCH and SPIDER. Except it's not really – because there's no Halloween-themed group here today. Instead, PUMPKIN formed part of the easiest group with DARLING, LOVE and TREASURE to make TERMS OF ENDEARMENT, while BAT joined with BLINK, FLUTTER and WINK to form THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR EYELIDS (green).

Neither of these two were too tricky, but I actually solved blue first. This was SPORTS CARS, containing DIABLO, MUSTANG, SPIDER and VIPER, and though I'm no automotive expert I spotted it quickly, possibly because I am currently driving a Mustang Mach-E (on loan while my own car is in for repairs).

That meant I didn't need to solve purple, although I did give it a try earlier on and would have got it if I'd needed to. My mistake was to place TREASURE there with EGG, SCAVENGER and JOB as ___HUNT, but obviously WITCH was the correct missing word.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, 30 October, game #507)

• YELLOW: UPSWING BOOM, RISE, SPIKE, SURGE
• GREEN: THINGS WITH WHEELS DOLLY, ROLLERBLADE, SKATEBOARD, WAGON
• BLUE: KINDS OF TAPE DUCT, ELECTRICAL, GAFFER, PACKING
• PURPLE: RETAIL CHAINS WITH A LETTER CHANGED BEST BOY, IDEA, KRONER, STABLES

What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.

It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.

It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

Quordle today (game #1011) - hint #1 - Vowels How many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 3*.

* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).

Quordle today (game #1011) - hint #2 - repeated letters Do any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?

• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 1.

Quordle today (game #1011) - hint #3 - uncommon letters Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?

• No. None of Q, Z, X or J appear among today's Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #1011) - hint #4 - starting letters (1) Do any of today's Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

• The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 0.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you're not ready yet then here's one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #1011) - hint #5 - starting letters (2) What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• T

• R

• B

• A

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle today (game #1011) - the answers

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The answers to today's Quordle, game #1011, are…

• TWINE
• RIGID
• BELCH
• AMEND

I was slightly surprised not to see any Halloween-themed words in today's Quordle, although I suppose some kids might BELCH after eating too many sweets. But no GHOST or GHOUL or WITCH to be found. Then again, I think Quordle's words are set in advance, like Wordle's are (most of the time), so I guess the fact that it's October 31 is irrelevant.

This was not a particularly tricky one, despite the repeated I in RIGID. I made one mistake (guessing LEECH rather than BELCH), but still had a guess to spare at the end. Tonight's festivities will probably be scarier.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Daily Sequence today (game #1011) - the answers

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The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1011, are…

• ESTER
• GROVE
• HEDGE
• DRUID

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1010, Wednesday 30 October: SLOOP, BRINE, BROOD, FLUID
• Quordle #1009, Tuesday 29 October: CLIFF, BURNT, SNAKY, POLYP
• Quordle #1008, Monday 28 October: MACAW, LIEGE, GOUGE, CARGO
• Quordle #1007, Sunday 27 October: STUNG, CLOUT, SOWER, BASIS
• Quordle #1006, Saturday 26 October: DUCHY, CANNY, BLOCK, SMART
• Quordle #1005, Friday 25 October: PRANK, EXIST, RUDDY, PICKY
• Quordle #1004, Thursday 24 October: DAIRY, RALLY, CURLY, LABEL
• Quordle #1003, Wednesday 23 October: DROSS, ANNEX, GRAVE, BROKE
• Quordle #1002, Tuesday 22 October: ADORE, SMITH, AFOOT, LUCID
• Quordle #1001, Monday 21 October: TREAD, NINTH, GRIEF, UNSET
• Quordle #1000, Sunday 20 October: CORAL, WHOSE, HEIST, SOAPY
• Quordle #999, Saturday 19 October: GUSTY, BROKE, ENJOY, HAZEL
• Quordle #998, Friday 18 October: PUPIL, MOCHA, EGRET, NATAL
• Quordle #997, Thursday 17 October: BUILD, BIRTH, LURCH, SASSY
• Quordle #996, Wednesday 16 October: EERIE, SMIRK, HUNCH, EMBED
• Quordle #995, Tuesday 15 October: UMBRA, BRIEF, GRAVY, TORUS
• Quordle #994, Monday 14 October: ROGUE, STORY, EMCEE, AUNTY
• Quordle #993, Sunday 13 October: UNFIT, NYMPH, THUMB, PUREE
• Quordle #992, Saturday 12 October: SAUCY, UNDUE, EGRET, HELLO
• Quordle #991, Friday 11 October: RINSE, ANIME, PUSHY, ZEBRA

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Strands today (game #242) - hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Trick or treat!

NYT Strands today (game #242) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• RINSE
• TRUSS
• POSE
• COPE
• MINK
• PUNK

NYT Strands today (game #242) - hint #3 - spangram What is a hint for today's spangram?

• Fancy dress!

NYT Strands today (game #242) - hint #4 - spangram position What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First: left, 4th row

Last: right, 4th row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #242) - the answers

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The answers to today's Strands, game #242, are…

• GHOST
• MUMMY
• WITCH
• CLOWN
• PUMPKIN
• PRINCESS
• PIRATE
• SPANGRAM: COSTUME

• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

I'm a staunch traditionalist when it comes to Halloween costumes: they need to be spooky, otherwise what's the point? I think this might be yet another cultural difference between America and the UK, possibly, although I increasingly see it creeping up on us over here too, with more and more people attending Halloween parties dressed as, well, whatever they want. And I say stop this! Go as a GHOST, go as a MUMMY, go as a WITCH. Maybe go as a PUMPKIN – not scary, but Halloween at least – or just about a CLOWN, if it's a scary one. Then again, they're all scary in a sense.

Today's Strands isn't strictly Halloween themed, because the spangram is merely COSTUMES rather than having the word Halloween in there, but then again the theme clue was 'Trick or treat'. For that reason it took me slightly longer to spot PRINCESS (not acceptable for Halloween, sorry) and PIRATE (ditto), but really this was still among the easiest games in recent days.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, 30 October, game #241)

• LICORICE
• LOLLIPOP
• TOFFEE
• CHOCOLATE
• GUMDROP
• SPANGRAM: CANDYSTORE

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.

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