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Stock of Apple’s faux-leather FineWoven iPhone cases and Apple Watch bands is at an “all-time low”, suggesting that the controversial product line might be discontinued just a year after launching.

That’s according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, who says low stock of FineWoven iPhone cases and Apple Watch bands means that Apple is either planning to discontinue the accessories or refresh the lineup with new colors and support for new devices. 

The next major Apple event, titled ‘It’s Glowtime’, is scheduled to take place on September 9, and we expect to hear news of the iPhone 16 family, the Apple Watch Ultra 3, and Apple Intelligence at the Cupertino-set showcase. If Apple is keeping FineWoven around, the company is likely preparing for a case refresh alongside these new hardware products.

Apple launched its line of FineWoven iPhone cases, Apple Watch bands, and AirTag holders alongside the iPhone 15 series in September 2023.

The Pacific Blue FineWoven case on an iPhone 15 Pro (Image credit: Future)

FineWoven was introduced to replace leather in Apple’s accessories as part of the company’s mission to make every product carbon-neutral by 2030. The material is made up of 68% “post-consumer recycled content” according to Apple, but the company has not released details on what, exactly, the stuff is made of.

However, customer reaction to FineWoven has been generally poor since Apple began using the fabric for accessories just one year ago.

In our review of the FineWoven iPhone 15 Pro case, we called the product “a disaster”, while The Verge called FineWoven “categorically terrible” and CNET said it “can’t applaud” the cases while respecting Apple’s move away from leather.

Apple closing the upcycled curtains on FineWoven would be an unprecedented move, given that the company typically maintains features and product lines for several years, even in the face of bad reviews.

The unreliable Butterfly Keyboard introduced to MacBooks in 2015 remains one of the most notorious examples, with Apple even launching a repair scheme before finally ditching the keyboard with the 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro.

Regarding FineWoven, we’ve only heard rumors at this point, and it’ll be up to Apple to decide whether FineWoven will be a rare exception to the rule. 

Gurman adds that stock shortages are also being noted for the third-generation iPhone SE, the iPad mini, AirPods, and multiple Apple Watch models, suggesting updates for these products could be on the way, too. 

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Major League Soccer finishes up next month and to tempt you into the action Apple has dropped the cost of its season pass to the lowest price ever. It's even better if you're an Apple TV Plus subscriber, as you can get it for free. 

If you're not a subscriber, the Season Pass is down to $9.99 for the rest of the season. That's a really good deal, because the season pass is usually $14.99 per month. 

As we reported last month, Apple's 10-year, $2.5 billion deal with Major League Soccer appears to be paying off and Lionel Messi is a big part of that: when Messi joined Inter Miami, subscriber numbers doubled in the first month.

Whether you're an Apple TV Plus subscriber or not, it's worth noting that this is a strictly limited deal: when the current season ends, MLS Season Pass reverts to its usual price. Apple's good at letting you know when subscriptions are about to renew but you might want to keep an eye on that one just in case.

How to watch MLS Season Pass on Apple TV

You can access MLS Season Pass via the Apple TV app, which is available for a wide range of platforms now and not just Apple ones. It's available on PlayStation, on Xbox, on Amazon Fire Stick, on Roku and on the web at tv.apple.com too. 

Sports are becoming an increasingly important part of the best streaming services, because of course sports are big business and can attract huge audiences. Max is adding streaming from MLB, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League and the National Collegiate Athletics Association, and Prime Video's NFL coverage is a key differentiator between it and its rivals. 

Research by industry watchers Ampere Analysis says that streamers spent a whopping $8.5 billion on the rights to stream sports in 2023, and according to the New York Times sports accounted for 95 of the 100 most viewed programs on TV. That's a lot of eyeballs, and with this Season Pass promo Apple clearly hopes to persuade many of those eyeballs to become subscribers who'll keep on streaming MLS for years to come.

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has submitted an order to fine security camera company Verkada $2.9 million after the FTC found to have failed to protect customer information or implement proper security measures. Verkada was targeted by at least two security breaches between 2020 and 2022 which allowed threat actors to access sensitive data.

The company claimed to use ‘best-in-class data security tools’ and practices to keep customer data safe from unauthorized access. However, customers were apparently left vulnerable after hackers gained access to 150,000 live feeds from internet connected cameras, including in schools, prisons, and psychiatric hospitals.

The company was also found to be in violation of the CAN-SPAM Act, after sending customers marketing emails without offering the option to unsubscribe. The company reportedly sent 30 million emails over the span of three years.

Poor Practice

The FTC determined that Verkada did not adequately encrypt customer data, implement secure network controls, or require complex passwords - which meant customer information like emails, passwords, and full names were exposed. The company’s security practices allegedly fell short of HIPAA and Privacy Shield framework.

“When customers invite companies into private spaces to monitor consumers by using their security cameras and other products, they expect those companies to provide basic levels of security, which Verkada failed to do,” said Samuel Levine, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “Companies that fail to secure and protect consumer data can expect to be held responsible.”

The complaint also alleges that Verkada misled customers by failing to disclose that some positive online reviews were written by employees and investors. Alongside the fine, Verkada will be required to implement a ‘comprehensive’ information security program with external assessment and audits. The security program must include multi-factor authentication and encryption for sensitive information.

Via Cybernews

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There is a new ransomware group out there, and it seems to be specifically targeting VMware’s ESXi hypervisors.

Cybersecurity researchers from Truesec have recently issued a warning about a threat actor called Cicada3301, which seems to be operating a ransomware encryptor of the same name.

The group looks to have picked up the name from the online cryptographic puzzle game that was popular roughly a decade ago, but other than that, there seems to be no connection between the two.

SLOW#TEMPEST

Truesec says that Cicada3301 has two encryptors, one for Windows devices, and another one for VMware ESXi. So far, the hackers successfully compromised 19 victims, as per the information on its data leak site, BleepingComputer reports.

The same source also states that Cicada3301 most likely kicked off its operations in the first week of June this year, and started recruiting affiliates of its own, at the end of the same month. It also argues that the decision to target ESXi environments means the group is out to “maximize damage in enterprise environments,” since enterprises usually pay better.

Further analyzing the encryptor, the researchers found plenty of overlap between Cicada3301 and ALPHV/BlackCat, suggesting that it’s either the same entity, just rebranded, or a fork built by affiliates. Those with longer memory will remember BlackCat, an infamous Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) which allegedly “took the money and ran” after a successful attack on Change Healthcare.

In late February and early March this year, healthcare giant Change Healthcare was targeted by an ALPHV affiliate. The company allegedly paid $22 million in cryptocurrency, in exchange for the decryptor and its data. However, the money never made it to the affiliates who did the work. Instead, the RaaS operators took all of it and simply disappeared. They shut down the entire infrastructure, pulled everything and vanished into thin air.

The affiliate that breached Change Healthcare and was left holding a sizeable company archive, later rebranded as RansomHub and has since made a number of successful breaches.

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Zeekr has unveiled its latest all-electric SUV, which is touted to travel further than most of today's EVs, charge faster and offer class-leading acceleration figures.

Destined for several global markets (including Europe), the 7X is the marque's first mid-size SUV that is aimed at the widest possible audience, moving away from its previous premium saloons and ultra-luxurious MPVs (multi-purpose vehicles) towards arguably the most popular body style in the western world.

The five-seater maximizes on interior roominess and comfort with a bespoke electric platform that prioritizes head and legroom for all occupants, as well as offering 32 individual storage compartments that are said to conveniently store everything from "sunglasses to lipsticks". Big bottles of water are probably covered, too.

In terms of stats, the 7X isn't pulling any punches, with silicon carbide-powered e-motors able to propel the SUV from 0-62mph in just 3.8 seconds. That’s faster than most modern sports cars.

In addition to this, the entry-level model will feature a 75kWh lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) battery, which is good for a claimed 605km on a single charge – or around 376 miles.

More impressive still is the longer-range variant, which will undoubtedly be a lot more expensive, but it uses a 100kWh nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) battery pack that is capable of a staggering 780km (around 484 miles) on a single charge. 

That's up there with the likes of the Lucid Air Grand Touring model, which boasts an official EPA-estimated range of 516 miles, and far eclipses the current longest range Tesla Model S, which manages around 394-miles.

Leading the charge

(Image credit: Zeekr/Geely)

There is currently no word on pricing or exactly where we can expect to see the Zeekr 7X on sale, although we do know that Chinese customers will start receiving their cars as early as next month.

Regardless, the Chinese way is to undercut rivals, so you can expect a cutthroat pricing strategy if and when it does arrive in Europe and beyond. Currently, Zeekr isn't sold in the USA, but despite fierce trade tariffs recently imposed by the Biden administration, it hasn't ruled it out.

What’s more, Zeekr says that the 7X will offer a suite of advanced onboard tech, including the use of dual Nvidia Orin System-on-a-Chip (SoC) computers that will gather reams of data from lidar, high-definition cameras and millimeter-wave radars.

This will not only offer high levels of autonomous driving where the local laws permit, but will also support a number of advanced safety assistance systems.

With next generation LFP battery packs that are said to charge from 10 per cent to 80 per cent in just 10.5 minutes (ultra-fast chargers permitting) and the high likelihood of cutting-edge infotainment, Geely-owned Zeekr is once again proving that Chinese manufacturers are at the bleeding edge of EV technology.

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The question of where we work has become a pervasive debate. How often do people need to share space to do their job well? How do we make a world of hybrid work productive?

It’s an important topic, which needs to be considered alongside the equally significant issue of how we work.

How can we make the most of the time we spend together, wherever it may be? How can we maximize people’s time and optimize the collective capacity to drive progress on a given project or problem?

This came to mind during a recent mentoring session. My mentee was a project manager overseeing a complex IT program, bringing together multiple teams from across the business, including a number of people senior to them. A workshop was in the diary, and they were worried about getting everyone on the same page.

“Have you considered pre-calls?”

It was a simple suggestion, but in the circumstances a relevant one. I suggested that they approach the various team leaders and ask for 15 minutes discuss the project, their perspective, and what they hoped to get out of the workshop.

Next time we spoke, they had done this and were delighted with the results. Senior people had been much more approachable than they had feared. The differences had been smaller than expected. With the right groundwork in place, the workshop had been a success.

This was not only a good example of proactive project management – and indeed ‘managing up’ – but a lesson in how small interventions can make all the difference, and of the importance of closing the gaps that can open up in complex projects.

Over my career, I have been involved in enough of these to know that even minor misalignments can lead to considerable friction. When someone comes in from the outside to review progress and make recommendations, they will often conclude that the two camps are not so far apart. Yet within those camps, a siege mentality has set in and they believe that the differences are huge. They think that they disagree much more than they do.

Building bridges in three steps

This kind of issue is particularly relevant today, when physical distance often serves to entrench people in their silos, and makes it harder to achieve the kind of consensus you need. People start to work in a bubble comprising themselves and their immediate team. Tunnel vision sets in, and it becomes harder to see a shared problem from other perspectives.

That’s why I believe it’s more important than ever that teams work to break down these silos, and take a deliberate approach to pursuing consensus. The steps to achieve this are simple, but in my experience across multiple organizations, they are often not taken.

The first thing needed is a clear problem statement. Something that sets out what a team or group of teams is trying to achieve. The language really matters, because small differences in terminology can hide major variances in perspective. Until you can agree on the words, you won’t be able to set a direction for the project. This is worth investing time in as early as possible. Whatever you agree then becomes a North Star for the project.

The second necessity is preparation, especially for time spent together. As I advised my mentee, if you are hosting a workshop or group meeting of any significance, then don’t leave things to chance. Talk to the attendees, get their perspective and anticipate issues. Build relationships so you are not starting from scratch in an important meeting. Make sure people feel heard and understood, and no-one is sitting on a problem they will only reveal later.

Finally, if you do encounter a genuine stumbling block, don’t assume you have to tackle it there and then. Be prepared to shelve a difficult issue if it will allow you to make progress on other fronts. Once you have advanced a project past a certain point, your problem may solve itself, or it may help to bring in an independent third-party to act as arbitrator. The one thing you shouldn’t do is get stuck on a single issue and allow it to undermine the project as a whole. (I wish I had known this earlier in my career: as I often tell my mentees, the learnings I share are often based on what I should have done rather than what I actually did).

High value on time

These straightforward techniques are more important than ever when we work in a way that promotes distance, and which can inadvertently embed divisions. If you want consensus, then you may need to work harder than before to plan for it, encourage it, and carry it through to the finish line. If we diverted just a little of the energy committed to thinking about where people should work, and invested in it facilitating how they work with one another, I believe everyone would benefit – whether at home, in the office, or somewhere in between. But this doesn’t happen by accident. You have to plan for it, invest time in it, and make it a priority. If you are managing the project, coordinating the people and putting a high value on people’s time, you will be amazed how many problems start to look after themselves.

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The new Atlantic Technology Nexa 1 is a Bluetooth speaker with a useful difference: it has a microSD card slot to expand your audio options and enable you to listen to music without having to stream it to the speaker. Although, naturally, you can stream to it too.

As you can see above, it's a good-looking thing, and it's sitting by a pool because it has the confidence that comes from IPX5 water resistance. We wouldn't recommend chucking it in for a swim, but it's more than capable of resisting splashes and the odd bit of rain.

Atlantic Technology Nexa 1 Bluetooth speaker: key features and pricing

The Nexa 1 has twin 2.5-inch aluminum full range drivers and a rear passive oval radiator for bass. The amplifier can put out 60W of power, which is a lot for a mid-size speaker – the JBL Charge 5 is 40W, and that's no slouch. In addition to the microSD port, there's also a 3.5mm aux connector and the obligatory USB-C charging port. If you have a second Nexa, you can use that USB-C port to charge one speaker from the other.

The Bluetooth version here is 5.3, and battery life is a claimed 15 hours between charging. There's support for one-touch stereo pairing with a second speaker, and there's a built-in mic for hands-free calling. Frequency response is 20Hz to 20kHz.

The Nexa 1 has an RRP of $199 but there's currently an introductory offer that brings the price down to $149 on the Atlantic Technology website, although right now there appears to be a glitch that means the product page disappears after a few seconds. Hopefully that'll get fixed quickly. 

The discounted rate is significant because the market for the best Bluetooth speakers is incredibly crowded and incredibly competitive: when you're buying in the  $150 to $250 price bracket you're also looking at some of the heaviest hitters including our current favorite, the Sonos Roam 2. At the time of writing, that's currently also on promotion, taking it down from the usual $179 to $143.

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Developer Arc System Works has announced that the critically acclaimed fighting game Guilty Gear Strive is finally coming to Nintendo Switch and the package might just be enough to make me pick up the game for the second time.

Guilty Gear Strive Nintendo Switch Edition will include the game’s current roster of 28 characters, even those that were previously included in the last three season passes. That’s a huge amount of content right out of the box and means that you can play as the likes of Bridget, Elphelt, A.B.A and more at not additional cost. You can browse the full roster of this edition below:

Base game:

• Sol
• Ky
• May
• Axl
• Chipp
• Potemkin
• Faust
• Millia
• Zato
• Ramlethal
• Leo
• Nagoriyuki
• Giovanna
• Anji
• I-No

Season Pass 1:

• Goldlewis
• Jack-O’
• Happy Chaos
• Baiken
• Testament

Season Pass 2:

• Bridget
• Sin
• Bedman?
• Asuka R#

Season Pass 3:

• Johnny
• Elphelt
• A.B.A
• Slayer

The Nintendo Switch port will also feature rollback netcode for smoother online play. Considering the game’s striking anime 3D visuals, I was quite concerned that this edition might be compromised given the lower power of the Nintendo Switch. Thankfully, a recently released trailer (which you can see for yourself below) suggests that the experience will be pretty close to the PC, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 version. There are some obvious visual cuts, especially with regards to background model quality and overall resolution, but it all looks very playable.

In addition to a digital release, the game will be receiving a physical edition which can be pre-ordered now via the Guilty Gear official website. It will launch on January 25, 2024 and costs $59.99 which might seem steep for a title that originally launched back in 2021, but is actually quite a good deal when you factor in the addition of three season’s worth of characters.

If you’re a Nintendo Switch owner who has been waiting for a chance to try out one of the best fighting games right now, then this is your chance. It would also be a great fit for those who own any of the best fight sticks for Nintendo Switch, like the brilliant 8BitDo Arcade Stick.

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Capcom veteran Hideaki Itsuno is leaving the company after three decades to develop a new game.

The Devil May Cry and Dragon's Dogma series director took to X / Twitter to share a statement regarding his leaving the company. Itsuno thanks fans for their long-term support and confirms that he'll be getting to work on a brand new game outside of Capcom.

"From September, I will start developing a new game in a new environment," wrote Itsuno. "I hope to create fun, beautiful games that are as memorable as, or even more memorable than, the ones I have created so far. Please stay tuned for my next creation!"

Itsuno's most recent role in a directorial role was for this year's Dragon's Dogma 2. Despite the game's poor optimization and performance at launch, it would go on to ship over 2.5 million units within its first two weeks on sale. The game also set a record concurrent player count for a Capcom game on Steam on its launch day.

While Itsuno will be known mostly for his work on the Devil May Cry and Dragon's Dogma series, he also acted as director for some of Capcom's best fighting games including Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001, Star Gladiator, Project Justice and the Power Stone series. Some of these names may sound familiar to you, as they'll be appearing on the recently-announced Capcom Fighting Collection 2 which is currently slated to launch sometime in 2025.

You can of course tide yourself over until then with the soon-to-launch Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics, which is due to release on September 12 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Steam.

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Cleer Audio's engineers have been busy: the firm has revealed not one, not two but six new Arc 3 open-ear wireless headphones. They come with touchless, head-tilt controls; waterproof ear clip designs; hi-res and Dolby Atmos audio; and in some of the more premium models, AI-powered active noise cancellation, too.

All of the models in the range are built around 16.2mm drivers and driven by the Qualcomm QCC5181 chipset. That supports aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, LDAC and Snapdragon Sound over multi-point Bluetooth 5.4. The aptX adaptive delivers up to 24-bit 96 kHz streaming and the LDAC offers up to 16-bit, 44.1kHz lossless streaming.

Cleer Audio Arc 3: key features and prices

There are some interesting features in these new headphones, such as dynamic bass enhancement to compensate for the comparatively bass-light sound you get from the best open-ear headphones. There are also noise and wind-cancelling mics for clearer calls.

For active users, the Arc 3 offers head-tilting controls: instead of fiddling with your earphones you can skip tracks or answer calls with a dip of the head, although they work with touch operation too. The charging case includes UV sterilization (like the LG Tone Free T90S), has an LCD touchscreen with a clock (kind of like the JBL Live Beam 3), and recharges the headphones up to four times.

The standard models are the Arc 3 Music and Arc 3 Sport. The Arc 3 Gaming and Max models come with a USB dongle for lower latency in gaming, and the gaming models are also tuned for gaming audio. Sport models have additional EQs while the Sports Pro model also has motion analysis to help you analyze your performance. The Music Pro and Max models have supposedly AI-powered noise cancelling.

Battery life depends on the model you go for: the gaming, music and sport versions have ten hours, the Pro has eight and the Max has four. 

The Arc 3 range will be released in three stages. The Music Black, Sport Black & Red and Gaming White & Red models will go on sale on 13 September for roughly $248 to $274; the Music Pro and Sport Pro will be available from September 28 for around $303; and the Arc 3 Max will go on sale from 31 October for around $379. All of the models will be available via Cleer's Amazon store.

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Cybercriminals were, once again, spotted impersonating legitimate businesses, as they try to steal valuables from software developers. This time around, researchers from Checkmarx saw fake Roblox npm packages, whose true purpose is to deploy a remote access trojan (RAT) called Quasar.

Roblox is an online platform where users can create and play games made by other users, using a game creation system called Roblox Studio. It features a virtual currency called Robux for in-game purchases and has over 214 million monthly active users.

In this campaign, crooks were using typosquatting (giving malware a name similar to a legitimate file that developers could download and run by mistake), and deployed multiple packages to the npm repository, in hopes that someone will pick it up.

Quasar Remote Access Trojan

It’s an old strategy that worked well in the past, and seems to have worked well in this instance, too. According to the researchers, the four malicious packages that were identified, have had almost 200 downloads, combined, before being spotted and removed.

The noblox.js-async package had 74 downloads, noblox.js-thread 117 downloads, noblox.js-threads 64 downloads, and noblox.js-api 64 downloads.

“By mimicking the popular 'noblox.js' library, attackers have published dozens of packages designed to steal sensitive data and compromise systems," Checkmarx researchers said in a report.

"The attackers of this campaign have employed techniques including brandjacking, combosquatting, and starjacking to create a convincing illusion of legitimacy for their malicious packages."

To further improve the perceived legitimacy of these packages, the crooks also listed the source repository as noblox.js.

Developers that don’t spot the ruse and download these packs will receive the Quasar Remote Access Trojan, which is hosted on a GitHub repository. At the same time, they will lose their Discord tokens, and have their Microsoft Defender Antivirus updated to not spot the malware.

"Central to the malware's effectiveness is its approach to persistence, leveraging the Windows Settings app to ensure sustained access," the researchers added. "As a result, whenever a user attempts to open the Windows Settings app, the system inadvertently executes the malware instead."

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Nebula is Anker's smart entertainment brand, and it's just unveiled two brand-new and very different projectors: one portable that's barely bigger than a soda can, and a 4K laser model capable of 200-inch displays. Both projectors run Google TV with built-in Netflix and the usual range of apps.

The bigger of the two is the Nebula Cosmos 4K SE. It's 4K with Dolby Vision and Nebula's own NebulaMaster image processing engine, which the brand says delivers improved contrast and color accuracy. It delivers 1,800 ANSI Lumens and can create an image of up to 120 inches in normal lighting conditions and a huge 200 inches in darker conditions. The brightness and color reproduction is achieved via a hybrid lighting system that combines LED and laser light, which Anker says delivers higher brightness and better color.

The audio system here is 2x 15W full-range drivers with Dolby Audio, and the projector has auto setup and a bunch of automatic corrections for screen fitting, obstacle avoidance and wall color adaptation. It looks like an interesting addition to the best 4K projectors, since it's large and quite serious, but still designed to be somewhat portable, with a carry handle on top.

It costs $1,299 and is available to buy now – we're waiting on information about a release in other countries, and will update this article when we can.

Pocket-sized projection power

The Nebula Capsule Air is soda-can shaped and only slightly taller than one. Despite its tiny size it can deliver up to 150 ANSI Lumens for up to two hours from its built-in battery. Resolution is 720p and it's capable of delivering a 60-inch image in normal lighting and 100 inches in the dark. Its USB-C port supports PD (power delivery) so it can be used with a power bank or wall charger as well as on battery.

For the $399 asking price, that seems like a very tempting option among the best portable speakers – it's less than half the price of the Samsung Freestyle Gen 2 projector, for example, which doesn't have a battery built-in.

There are three new accessories to go with the Capsule Air. The snap-on base is included with the projector and enables you to tilt the projector up to 30 degrees or 90 degrees when wall mounted. One use case is for parents to use it to project cooking videos while they and their kids cook.

That one's exclusive to the Air, but Nebula has also created a gimbal stand ($49.99) for 360-degree angle adjustment, and a tripod with a power bank inside to double the playback time as well as deliver more viewing angles. That one's $129.99. Both accessories are compatible with the whole Capsule range, not just the Capsule Air.

Like the Cosmos 4K SE, the Capsule Air is available to buy now – and Anker is offering a $200 early discount on the Cosmos if you order early. Obviously, we can't tell you how good they are just yet, but we plan to review both as soon as we're able.

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Huawei's upcoming tri-foldable phone has been spotted several times in the wild, and the company has now announced an unveiling date of Tuesday, September 10, as rumors continue to swirl around this intriguing device.

You can see the event teaser over at GSMArena, and while the phone isn't specifically mentioned, that sure looks like a Z-shape folding handset in the background. New smartwatches and an electric car could also be unveiled.

The event is scheduled to get underway at 2.30pm in China on the afternoon of September 10 – which works out as 11.30pm PT on September 9, and 2.30am ET / 7.30am BST / 4.30pm AEST on September 10.

For those living in California and along the US West Coast, the Huawei tri-foldable is actually going to launch on the same day – just – as the iPhone 16 series, as September 9 is also the date of Apple's 'It's Glowtime' event, which is perhaps a deliberate move on the part of Huawei.

The most expensive panel ever

10” before folding…most expensive smartphone panel…September 2, 2024

Even though we've caught a glimpse or two of the phone in public, we don't know too much about it, other than that it'll have two hinges rather than one (which is the standard on handsets such as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6).

Industry analyst Ross Young, who is usually reliable when it comes to predictions, says the phone is going to have a 10-inch main screen, and that it'll be the most expensive smartphone yet – which is unsurprising considering the tech built into it.

It seems that the extra screen space will be used to run "PC-level applications", so we could be looking at a device that blurs the boundaries between phone, tablet, and laptop. High-end internal specs have also been rumored.

How easy it'll be to buy this phone outside of China remains to be seen – Huawei is banned from selling its devices in the US, don't forget – but it's still going to be a notable first for the mobile industry, marking the introduction of a new foldable form factor.

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Philips will soon roll out four new effects for your Philips Hue smart lights, including space-themed and aquatic options to help you relax at home.

Fabian at Hueblog reports that the new options will be named Cosmos, Enchant, Sunbeam, and Underwater. They will sit alongside the Sparkle, Glisten and Opal effects that arrived earlier this year, the Prism setting that was introduced in 2023, and the Fireplace and Candle effects from 2022.

To use effects with your Philips Hue bulbs, just open a room in the Hue app, select the Play bar, and then choose the Effect button that's displayed beside the color selection buttons. You can also create custom scenes, with multiple bulbs playing the same effect.

Not all Philips Hue lights are compatible with all effects though, so check the documentation to find out which options your bulbs support.

The new lighting effects sound well suited to the Philips Hue Twilight lamp, which is designed for use on your nightstand (Image credit: Philips Hue) Rise and shine

Although there are no previews of the modes available yet, their names suggest they should work well with the new Twilight sleep and wake-up light, which started arriving on nightstands around the world this summer. We've been testing it ourselves, and will be publishing our review very soon.

The Twilight has two LED sources: the main light, with an adjustable shade that can be tilted left and right, and a rear light that illuminates the wall behind the lamp. This can paint your room with a subtle glow, and would be well suited to a sunbeam effect in the morning, or a shimmering underwater scene.

The downside is the price tag of $279.99 (about £210 / AU$410), but you should be able to use the new effects with other Hue products too, letting you enjoy the feeling of floating in the ocean without splashing quite so much cash. Our guide to the best smart lights includes several more affordable options to consider.

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Right now, if you have a model in Apple’s entry-level iPad line then you won’t be able to use it with a true Magic Keyboard, with the most recent – the iPad 10.9 (2022) – only supporting a lower-end Magic Keyboard Folio.

While this still has Magic Keyboard in the name, it’s a rather different product, with a different design that makes it more awkward to use on your lap, as you can see in the images below. But now a true Magic Keyboard could be in the works for this line.

This is according to reputable leaker Mark Gurman, who, writing in his Power On newsletter for Bloomberg (via Apple Insider), claimed that Apple suppliers are working on a new Magic Keyboard, and that it's likely to launch by the middle of next year.

This new model is apparently a low-end version of the accessory, which could be designed for either the entry-level iPad or the iPad Air line (or perhaps both). The iPad Air line already has access to a Magic Keyboard, but not to the revamped version that Apple so far exclusively offers for the iPad Pro series.

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The Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro (Image credit: Apple) Function keys and other changes

Of course, no low-end version would match the iPad Pro’s Magic Keyboard with its aluminum palm rest, but according to Gurman this model will have some new features, which he speculates might include a row of function keys. That row of keys is already present on the iPad Pro’s Magic Keyboard, but not on the iPad Air's.

It would also most likely have a similar stand design to true Magic Keyboards, rather than the flimsier design of the Magic Keyboard Folio.

We’d take all of this with a pinch of salt for now of course, but Gurman has a good track record for leaks, so there’s a good chance that this information is accurate. And if so, we’d speculate that there’s a chance this new Magic Keyboard could land alongside the iPad 11 – after all, the current latest model came out in 2022, so a new version is due.

If so, then based on this leak the iPad 11 could arrive by June – but before that that we're expecting to see the iPhone 16 series, among other devices, at Apple's September 9 'It's Glowtime' launch event.

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It's time for your guide to today's Wordle answer, featuring my commentary on the latest puzzle, plus a selection of hints designed to help you keep your streak going.

Don't think you need any clues for Wordle today? No problem, just skip to my daily column. But remember: failure in this game is only ever six guesses away.

Want more word-based fun? TechRadar's Quordle today page contains hints and answers for that game, and you can also take a look at our NYT Strands today and NYT Connections today pages for our verdict on two of the New York Times' other brainteasers.

SPOILER WARNING: Today's Wordle answer and hints are below, so don't read on if you don't want to see them.

Wordle hints (game #1283) - clue #1 - Vowels How many vowels does today's Wordle have?

• Wordle today has vowels in three places*.

* 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).

Wordle hints (game #1283) - clue #2 - first letter What letter does today's Wordle begin with?

• The first letter in today's Wordle answer is S.

S is the most common starting letter in the game, featuring in 365 of Wordle's 2,309 answers. In fact, it's almost twice as likely to begin an answer as the next most common starting letter, C.

Wordle hints (game #1283) - clue #3 - repeated letters Does today's Wordle have any repeated letters?

• There are repeated letters in today's Wordle.

Repeated letters are quite common in the game, with 748 of the 2,309 Wordle answers containing one. However, it's still more likely that a Wordle doesn't have one.

Wordle hints (game #1283) - clue #4 - ending letter What letter does today's Wordle end with?

• The last letter in today's Wordle is A.

A is a relatively common ending letter. It ranks 10th in this regard and today's game is one of 63 in which you'll find an A there.

Wordle hints (game #1283) - clue #5 - last chance

Still looking for more Wordle hints today? Here's an extra one for game #1283.

• Today's Wordle answer is hot and steamy.

If you just want to know today's Wordle answer now, simply scroll down – but I'd always recommend trying to solve it on your own first. We've got lots of Wordle tips and tricks to help you, including a guide to the best Wordle start words.

If you don't want to know today's answer then DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER BECAUSE IT IS PRINTED BELOW. So don't say you weren't warned!

Today's Wordle answer (game #1283)

(Image credit: New York Times)

• NYT average score: 3.7
• My score: 3
• WordleBot's score: 3
• Best start word performance*: SAINT (1 remaining answer)
• My start word performance: BRAND (30)

* From WordleBot's Top 20 start words

Today's Wordle answer (game #1283) is… SAUNA.

I'd love a nice SAUNA right now. It's dreary where I am just outside of London; rather than being a lovely winter wonderland, with snow on the ground and icicles dangling from branches, it's just cold, wet, dark and depressing. But hey, here's Wordle to cheer us all up!

And it did cheer me up today, mainly because I scored a three that owed a lot to luck and not much to skill – a real festive gift for me.

SAUNA is potentially quite difficult, what with its repeated letter A, but it shouldn't have been a nightmare before Christmas so long as you played sensibly. WordleBot says it has an average score of 3.7, and it doesn't feature the too-many-answers problem that beset BLADE and BRAWN (to an extent) over the weekend.

The S at the start will have made things easier for many, too; if you began with SLATE you'll have had only 22 words to choose from, while STARE was at 24.

My opener was BRAND – which would have been incredibly fortunate yesterday, but which was slightly less so today. Still, it cut the shortlist to 30 and put me on the path to success.

With a green N in the fourth slot, and a yellow A before it, I had a good idea of the kind of word formats to focus on. One was the nasty -AUNT trap, with HAUNT, TAUNT, GAUNT, VAUNT and JAUNT, another the -AINT variant (PAINT, TAINT, SAINT, FAINT). An ING ending was also possible; AGING, AXING, APING and ACING all made my list.

I definitely wanted I and G in there to cover that, plus a T for the AUNT/AINT words. S was a common extra, so I played GAITS and got lucky – it cut my 30-strong pool of words to a single choice, SAUNA. That didn't seem likely at first, given that all it did was turn the A green and the S yellow, but once I began looking it was clear that it was the only word that fit. I played it next for a trouble-free 3/6.

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

Yesterday's Wordle hints (game #1282)

In a different time zone where it's still Sunday? Don't worry – I can give you some clues for Wordle #1282, too.

• Wordle yesterday had a vowel in one place.

* 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).

• The first letter in yesterday's Wordle answer was B.

B is a very, very common starting letter in Wordle. In fact, it's the third most common overall, behind only S and C.

• There were no repeated letters in yesterday's Wordle.

Repeated letters are quite common in the game, with 748 of the 2,309 Wordle answers containing one. However, it's still more likely that a Wordle doesn't have one.

• The last letter in yesterday's Wordle was N.

N is a pretty common ending letter in Wordle: it's the seventh most likely in that position and features in 130 solutions.

Still looking for more Wordle hints? Here's an extra one for game #1282.

• Yesterday's Wordle answer is strength.

Yesterday's Wordle answer (game #1282)

(Image credit: New York Times)

• NYT average score: 4.0
• My score: 4
• WordleBot's score: 3
• Best start word performance*: CRANE (7 remaining answers)
• My start word performance: DRYER (130)

* From WordleBot's Top 20 start words

Yesterday's Wordle answer (game #1282) was… BRAWN.

BRAWN is one of those words that looks innocuous enough, but that contains a few complications. WordleBot says it has an average score of 4.0 – the same as yesterday's BLADE – but that's despite the performance of CRANE, which left only seven answers.

CRANE is the best Wordle starting word of all, according to the 'bot at least, and is played by around 2-3% of people daily. Those lucky souls will probably have scored a three today, so long as they didn't fall into one of this game's traps.

The obvious one is the presence of W, a very uncommon letter in the game, but really the main problem is that the W is not an I, to make BRAIN. That's a far more obvious word than BRAWN, and it was played by 4% of all Wordlers on the second guess today (against 2% who went with the actual answer). On the third guess, BRAWN did take the lead with 19%, but 8% still went with BRAIN. DRAWN, PRAWN, BRAWL and BRAND also all garnered lots of attention today.

I made the BRAIN mistake myself, and in a sense it was a mistake, because anyone with a decent memory will recall that it was a past Wordle answer, and as recently as September of this year to boot (game #1,197). Unfortunately, the older I get the harder it is to remember much more than to eat my lunch each day.

That was the difference between a three and a four for me, although in fairness I did have a three-way choice between BRAIN, BRAWN and GRAIN – and might well have gone with the latter anyway. That hasn't yet appeared in Wordle, so consulting an answers list would still have left me with a 50/50 and quite probably with a four anyway. Still, that's the average today, so I'm not too unhappy.

Wordle answers: The past 50

I've been playing Wordle every day for more than two years now and have tracked all of the previous answers so I can help you improve your game. Here are the last 50 solutions starting with yesterday's answer, or check out my past Wordle answers page for the full list.

• Wordle #1282, Sunday 22 December: BRAWN
• Wordle #1281, Saturday 21 December: BLADE
• Wordle #1280, Friday 20 December: FLASH
• Wordle #1279, Thursday 19 December: STRAY
• Wordle #1278, Wednesday 18 December: HEFTY
• Wordle #1277, Tuesday 17 December: SCOWL
• Wordle #1276, Monday 16 December: BOAST
• Wordle #1275, Sunday 15 December: FUNKY
• Wordle #1274, Saturday 14 December: DROOL
• Wordle #1273, Friday 13 December: BOXER
• Wordle #1272, Thursday 12 December: VYING
• Wordle #1271, Wednesday 11 December: PLUMB
• Wordle #1270, Tuesday 10 December: PATIO
• Wordle #1269, Monday 9 December: FLUNG
• Wordle #1268, Sunday 8 December: HYENA
• Wordle #1267, Saturday 7 December: HILLY
• Wordle #1266, Friday 6 December: SHOVE
• Wordle #1265, Thursday 5 December: ENDOW
• Wordle #1264, Wednesday 4 December: CRYPT
• Wordle #1263, Tuesday 3 December: SHAKY
• Wordle #1262, Monday 2 December: GUILE
• Wordle #1261, Sunday 1 December: MAUVE
• Wordle #1260, Saturday 30 November: DOGMA
• Wordle #1259, Friday 29 November: HIPPO
• Wordle #1258, Thursday 28 November: CHOCK
• Wordle #1257, Wednesday 27 November: SLANG
• Wordle #1256, Tuesday 26 November: WITCH
• Wordle #1255, Monday 25 November: BROWN
• Wordle #1254, Sunday 24 November: TWIST
• Wordle #1253, Saturday 23 November: JELLY
• Wordle #1252, Friday 22 November: PEARL
• Wordle #1251, Thursday 21 November: SPINE
• Wordle #1250, Wednesday 20 November: NICHE
• Wordle #1249, Tuesday 19 November: GOING
• Wordle #1248, Monday 18 November: FRAIL
• Wordle #1247, Sunday 17 November: TALLY
• Wordle #1246, Saturday 16 November: VISOR
• Wordle #1245, Friday 15 November: TACKY
• Wordle #1244, Thursday 14 November: UVULA
• Wordle #1243, Wednesday 13 November: PRIMP
• Wordle #1242, Tuesday 12 November: FLOWN
• Wordle #1241, Monday 11 November: STOIC
• Wordle #1240, Sunday 10 November: INNER
• Wordle #1239, Saturday 9 November: SWELL
• Wordle #1238, Friday 8 November: READY
• Wordle #1237, Thursday 7 November: EVENT
• Wordle #1236, Wednesday 6 November: TRULY
• Wordle #1235, Tuesday 5 November: OCTET
• Wordle #1234, Monday 4 November: VINYL
• Wordle #1233, Sunday 3 November: BLAZE

What is Wordle?

If you're on this page then you almost certainly know what Wordle is already, and indeed have probably been playing it for a while. And even if you've not been playing it, you must surely have heard of it by now, because it's the viral word game phenomenon that took the world by storm last year and is still going strong in 2024.

We've got a full guide to the game in our What is Wordle page, but if you just want a refresher then here are the basics.

What is Wordle?

Wordle challenges you to guess a new five-letter word each day. You get six guesses, with each one revealing a little more information. If one of the letters in your guess is in the answer and in the right place, it turns green. If it's in the answer but in the wrong place, it turns yellow. And if it's not in the answer at all it turns gray. Simple, eh?

It's played online via the Wordle website or the New York Times' Crossword app (iOS / Android), and is entirely free.

Crucially, the answer is the same for everyone each day, meaning that you're competing against the rest of the world, rather than just against yourself or the game. The puzzle then resets each day at midnight in your local time, giving you a new challenge, and the chance to extend your streak.

What are the Wordle rules?

The rules of Wordle are pretty straightforward, but with a couple of curveballs thrown in for good measure.

1. Letters that are in the answer and in the right place turn green.

2. Letters that are in the answer but in the wrong place turn yellow.

3. Letters that are not in the answer turn gray.

4. Answers are never plural.

5. Letters can appear more than once. So if your guess includes two of one letter, they may both turn yellow, both turn green, or one could be yellow and the other green.

6. Each guess must be a valid word in Wordle's dictionary. You can't guess ABCDE, for instance.

7. You do not have to include correct letters in subsequent guesses unless you play on Hard mode.

8. You have six guesses to solve the Wordle.

9. You must complete the daily Wordle before midnight in your timezone.

10. All answers are drawn from Wordle's list of 2,309 solutions. However…

11. Wordle will accept a wider pool of words as guesses – some 10,000 of them. For instance, you can guess a plural such as WORDS. It definitely won't be right (see point 4 above), but Wordle will accept it as a guess.

Memorizing all of the past Wordle answers is nearly impossible – after all, there have now been more than 1,200 of them. But knowing what's gone before is important, because Wordle answers don't repeat – so you could easily be wasting guesses.

What you need then, is a list of past Wordle answers, and that's what I've made for you here. It's organized by month and you can simply search the page to see whether the word you're thinking of has already been used.

So pick one of the best Wordle starting words, take a look at today's Wordle answer if you need to and keep this list close when you're playing – your streak will thank you.

Past Wordle answers: The full list

Below you'll find a list of every Wordle so far – all 1,283 of them (and counting!)

I've first organized the answers alphabetically, and then by month starting with the most recent. You can use the menus on the side (on desktop) or above (on mobile) to jump straight to the month you want.

If you're trying to find out whether a specific word has already been an answer, there are easy ways to search for it:

• Windows: click CTRL+F
• macOS: click CMD+F
• iOS: click Share (the box with the arrow), then 'Find on page'
• Android: click the three dots in the top-right then 'Find in page'

In each case, simply type in the word you're looking for, and if it has already been an answer you can use the arrows to navigate to it. Right, on with the list…

Past Wordle answers: alphabetical list

ABACK | ABASE | ABATE | ABBEY | ABIDE | ABOUT | ABOVE | ABYSS | ACORN | ACRID | ACTOR | ACUTE | ADAGE | ADAPT | ADMIT | ADOBE | ADOPT | ADORE | ADULT | AFTER | AGAIN | AGAPE | AGATE | AGENT | AGILE | AGING | AGLOW | AGONY | AGREE | AHEAD | AISLE | ALBUM | ALIEN | ALIKE | ALIVE | ALLOW | ALOFT | ALONE | ALOOF | ALOUD | ALPHA | ALTAR | ALTER | AMASS | AMBER | AMISS | AMPLE | ANGEL | ANGER | ANGRY | ANGST | ANODE | ANTIC | ANVIL | AORTA | APART | APHID | APPLE | APPLY | APRON | APTLY | ARBOR | ARDOR | ARGUE | AROMA | ASCOT | ASIDE | ASKEW | ASSET | ATOLL | ATONE | AUDIO | AUDIT | AVAIL | AVERT | AWAIT | AWAKE | AWASH | AWFUL | AXIOM | AZURE | BACON | BADGE | BADLY | BAGEL | BAKER | BALSA | BANAL | BARGE | BASIC | BASIN | BATHE | BATON | BATTY | BAWDY | BAYOU | BEACH | BEADY | BEAST | BEAUT | BEEFY | BEGET | BEGIN | BEING | BELCH | BELIE | BELLY | BELOW | BENCH | BERET | BERTH | BESET | BEVEL | BINGE | BIOME | BIRCH | BIRTH | BLACK | BLADE | BLAME | BLAND | BLARE | BLAZE | BLEAK | BLEED | BLEEP | BLIMP | BLOCK | BLOKE | BLOND | BLOWN | BLUFF | BLURB | BLURT | BLUSH | BOAST | BOOBY | BOOST | BOOZE | BOOZY | BORAX | BOSSY | BOUGH | BOXER | BRACE | BRAID | BRAIN | BRAKE | BRASH | BRASS | BRAVE | BRAVO | BRAWN | BREAD | BREAK | BREED | BRIAR | BRIBE | BRIDE | BRIEF | BRINE | BRING | BRINK | BRINY | BRISK | BROAD | BROKE | BROOK | BROOM | BROTH | BROWN | BRUSH | BRUTE | BUDDY | BUGGY | BUGLE | BUILD | BUILT | BULKY | BULLY | BUNCH | BURLY | CABLE | CACAO | CACHE | CADET | CAMEL | CAMEO | CANDY | CANNY | CANOE | CANON | CAPER | CARAT | CARGO | CAROL | CARRY | CARVE | CATCH | CATER | CAULK | CAUSE | CEDAR | CHAFE | CHAIN | CHALK | CHAMP | CHANT | CHAOS | CHARD | CHARM | CHART | CHEAT | CHEEK | CHEER | CHEST | CHIEF | CHILD | CHILL | CHIME | CHOCK | CHOIR | CHOKE | CHORD | CHUNK | CHUTE | CIDER | CIGAR | CINCH | CIRCA | CIVIC | CLASS | CLEAN | CLEAR | CLEFT | CLERK | CLICK | CLIMB | CLING | CLOCK | CLONE | CLOSE | CLOTH | CLOUD | CLOWN | CLUCK | COACH | COAST | COCOA | COLON | COMET | COMMA | CONDO | CONIC | CORNY | COULD | COUNT | COURT | COVER | COVET | COWER | COYLY | CRAFT | CRAMP | CRANE | CRANK | CRASS | CRATE | CRAVE | CRAZE | CRAZY | CREAK | CREDO | CREPT | CRIME | CRIMP | CROAK | CRONE | CROSS | CROWD | CROWN | CRUMB | CRUSH | CRUST | CRYPT | CUMIN | CURLY | CYNIC | DADDY | DAISY | DANCE | DANDY | DEATH | DEBIT | DEBUG | DEBUT | DECAL | DECAY | DECOY | DELAY | DELTA | DELVE | DENIM | DEPOT | DEPTH | DETER | DEVIL | DIARY | DICEY | DIGIT | DINER | DINGO | DISCO | DITTO | DODGE | DOGMA | DOING | DOLLY | DONOR | DONUT | DOUBT | DOWRY | DOZEN | DRAIN | DRAWN | DREAM | DRINK | DRIVE | DROLL | DROOL | DROOP | DROVE | DUCHY | DUTCH | DUVET | DWARF | DWELL | DWELT | EARLY | EARTH | EASEL | EBONY | EDICT | EGRET | EJECT | ELDER | ELOPE | ELUDE | EMAIL | EMBER | EMPTY | ENACT | ENDOW | ENEMA | ENJOY | ENNUI | ENSUE | ENTER | EPOCH | EPOXY | EQUAL | EQUIP | ERODE | ERROR | ERUPT | ESSAY | ETHER | ETHIC | ETHOS | EVADE | EVENT | EVERY | EVOKE | EXACT | EXALT | EXCEL | EXERT | EXIST | EXPEL | EXTRA | EXULT | FACET | FAINT | FAITH | FARCE | FAULT | FAVOR | FEAST | FEIGN | FERAL | FERRY | FEWER | FIBER | FIELD | FIEND | FIFTY | FILET | FINAL | FINCH | FINER | FIRST | FISHY | FIXER | FJORD | FLAIL | FLAIR | FLAKE | FLAME | FLANK | FLARE | FLASH | FLASK | FLESH | FLICK | FLING | FLIRT | FLOAT | FLOCK | FLOOD | FLOOR | FLORA | FLOSS | FLOUR | FLOUT | FLOWN | FLUFF | FLUME | FLUNG | FLUNK | FLYER | FOCAL | FOCUS | FOGGY | FOLLY | FORAY | FORCE | FORGE | FORGO | FORTE | FORTH | FORTY | FOUND | FOYER | FRAIL | FRAME | FRANK | FRESH | FRIED | FROCK | FROND | FRONT | FROST | FROTH | FROWN | FROZE | FULLY | FUNGI | FUNKY | FUNNY | GAMER | GAMMA | GAMUT | GAUDY | GAUNT | GAUZE | GAWKY | GECKO | GENRE | GHOUL | GIANT | GIDDY | GIRTH | GIVEN | GLASS | GLAZE | GLEAM | GLEAN | GLIDE | GLOAT | GLOBE | GLOOM | GLORY | GLOVE | GLYPH | GNASH | GOING | GOLEM | GONER | GOOFY | GOOSE | GORGE | GOUGE | GRACE | GRADE | GRAIL | GRAND | GRANT | GRAPH | GRASP | GRATE | GREAT | GREEN | GREET | GRIEF | GRIME | GRIMY | GRIND | GRIPE | GROIN | GROOM | GROUP | GROUT | GROVE | GROWL | GRUEL | GUANO | GUARD | GUEST | GUIDE | GUILD | GUILE | GULLY | GUMMY | GUPPY | GUSTY | HAIRY | HALVE | HANDY | HAPPY | HARSH | HATCH | HATER | HAVOC | HEADY | HEARD | HEART | HEATH | HEAVE | HEAVY | HEFTY | HEIST | HELIX | HELLO | HENCE | HERON | HILLY | HINGE | HIPPO | HITCH | HOARD | HOBBY | HOMER | HONEY | HORDE | HORSE | HOTEL | HOUND | HOUSE | HOWDY | HUMAN | HUMID | HUMOR | HUMPH | HUNCH | HUNKY | HURRY | HUTCH | HYENA | HYPER | IGLOO | IMAGE | IMPEL | INANE | INDEX | INEPT | INERT | INFER | INLAY | INNER | INPUT | INTER | INTRO | IONIC | IRATE | IRONY | ISLET | ITCHY | IVORY | JAUNT | JAZZY | JELLY | JERKY | JIFFY | JOINT | JOKER | JOLLY | JOUST | JUDGE | JUICE | KARMA | KAYAK | KAZOO | KEBAB | KHAKI | KIOSK | KNAVE | KNEAD | KNEEL | KNELT | KNOCK | KNOLL | KOALA | LABEL | LABOR | LAGER | LANKY | LAPEL | LAPSE | LARGE | LARVA | LASER | LATTE | LAYER | LEAFY | LEAKY | LEAPT | LEARN | LEASH | LEAVE | LEDGE | LEECH | LEERY | LEGGY | LEMON | LIBEL | LIGHT | LILAC | LIMIT | LINEN | LINER | LINGO | LITHE | LIVER | LOCAL | LOCUS | LOFTY | LOGIC | LOOPY | LOSER | LOUSE | LOVER | LOWER | LOWLY | LOYAL | LUCID | LUCKY | LUNAR | LUNCH | LUNGE | LUSTY | LYING | MACAW | MADAM | MAGIC | MAGMA | MAIZE | MAJOR | MANGA | MANIA | MANLY | MANOR | MAPLE | MARCH | MARRY | MARSH | MASON | MASSE | MATCH | MATEY | MAUVE | MAXIM | MAYBE | MAYOR | MEALY | MEANT | MEDAL | MEDIA | MEDIC | MELON | MERCY | MERGE | MERIT | MERRY | METAL | METER | METRO | MICRO | MIDGE | MIDST | MIMIC | MINCE | MINER | MINUS | MODEL | MODEM | MOIST | MOLAR | MOMMY | MONEY | MONTH | MOOSE | MOSSY | MOTOR | MOTTO | MOULT | MOUNT | MOURN | MOUSE | MOVIE | MUCKY | MULCH | MUMMY | MURAL | MUSHY | MUSIC | MUSTY | NAIVE | NANNY | NASTY | NATAL | NAVAL | NEEDY | NEIGH | NERDY | NEVER | NICER | NICHE | NIGHT | NINJA | NINTH | NOBLE | NOISE | NORTH | NYMPH | OCCUR | OCEAN | OCTET | OFFAL | OFTEN | OLDER | OLIVE | ONION | ONSET | OPERA | ORDER | ORGAN | OTHER | OUGHT | OUNCE | OUTDO | OUTER | OVERT | OWNER | OXIDE | PAINT | PANEL | PANIC | PAPAL | PAPER | PARER | PARRY | PARTY | PASTA | PATIO | PATTY | PAUSE | PEACE | PEACH | PEARL | PENNE | PERCH | PERKY | PESKY | PHASE | PHONE | PHONY | PHOTO | PIANO | PICKY | PIETY | PILOT | PINCH | PINEY | PINKY | PINTO | PIOUS | PIPER | PIQUE | PITHY | PIXEL | PIXIE | PLACE | PLAIT | PLANK | PLANT | PLATE | PLAZA | PLEAT | PLUCK | PLUMB | PLUNK | POINT | POISE | POKER | POLKA | POLYP | PORCH | POUND | POWER | PRESS | PRICE | PRICK | PRIDE | PRIME | PRIMO | PRIMP | PRINT | PRIOR | PRIZE | PROBE | PRONE | PRONG | PROUD | PROVE | PROWL | PROXY | PRUNE | PSALM | PULPY | PURGE | QUALM | QUART | QUEEN | QUERY | QUEST | QUEUE | QUICK | QUIET | QUIRK | QUITE | QUOTE | RADIO | RAINY | RAISE | RAMEN | RANCH | RANGE | RATIO | RAYON | REACT | READY | REALM | REBEL | REBUS | REBUT | RECAP | RECUR | REFER | REGAL | RELIC | RENEW | REPAY | REPEL | RERUN | RESIN | 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One of the key things about Wordle is that everyone gets the same answer each day. Or is it? There have been four occasions when the game has served up two different solutions, causing no end of consternation among players.

The first two were victims of the New York Times' purchase of the game in February 2022. The NYT removed around a dozen words that it decided were too difficult for players, or that were in some way controversial.

However, at that time people could play either via the NYT's games site, or via the original Wordle website created by Josh Wardle. And unfortunately, the changes made by the NYT didn't always filter through correctly to the original version.

The result was that on February 15, 2022 some people got AROMA and some the much harder AGORA for puzzle #241. Then on March 30, the same thing happened with STOVE and HARRY for game #284; the NYT thought people would only consider HARRY to be a name, and not a verb (as in to harrass), so it removed it.

The problem reoccurred in May 2022. On May 10 (game #324), the NYT removed the word FETUS in the wake of the US Supreme Court's decision to repeal Roe vs Wade, deeming it too controversial. Instead, most players got SHINE. The next day, some players got GECKO while others received BUTCH, due to the NYT's servers not yet having reset for everyone from the previous day's change.