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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 #1019) - 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 #1019) - 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 #1019) - 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 #1019) - 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 #1019) - hint #5 - starting letters (2) What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• D

• N

• M

• S

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

Quordle today (game #1019) - the answers

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The answers to today's Quordle, game #1019, are…

• DELAY
• NAVAL
• MOLAR
• SWARM

There's very little to worry about in today's Quordle. NAVAL contains a repeated A and also an uncommon letter V, SWARM has a W, and that's about it. The Daily Sequence, though, is a lot harder – both Q and X feature among the answers (in QUEST and OXIDE), while GLOSS has an alternative solution (FLOSS) and BAYOU is both a relatively uncommon and unusually spelled word.

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

Daily Sequence today (game #1019) - the answers

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The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1019, are…

• QUEST
• OXIDE
• GLOSS
• BAYOU

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1018, Thursday 7 November: REPAY, SYNOD, LOATH, PITHY
• Quordle #1017, Wednesday 6 November: SASSY, DRUID, THREW, SLOSH
• Quordle #1016, Tuesday 5 November: BEGET, AMUSE, STONY, LOUSY
• Quordle #1015, Monday 4 November: CHILL, TACKY, GRAPH, PLAZA
• Quordle #1014, Sunday 3 November: QUIRK, HEART, ELBOW, KNOWN
• Quordle #1013, Saturday 2 November: SWUNG, FLOOR, PARER, CRUST
• Quordle #1012, Friday 1 November: FIFTY, GULCH, RECUT, TWEET
• Quordle #1011, Thursday 31 October: TWINE, RIGID, BELCH, AMEND
• 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

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 #516) - today's words

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Today's NYT Connections words are…

• BLUE
• CHEESE
• SPICY
• MUSTARD
• SWEET
• CAPER
• DILL
• DECK
• EXPLOIT
• SOUR
• ADULT
• ANTIC
• SUGGESTIVE
• STUNT
• KOSHER
• CORD

NYT Connections today (game #516) - hint #1 - group hints

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

• Yellow: Up to something
• Green: Gherkin is another
• Blue: That's rude!
• Purple: [Divide] blank

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 #516) - hint #2 - group answers

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

• YELLOW: ESCAPADE
• GREEN: KINDS OF PICKLES
• BLUE: RISQUÉ
• PURPLE: CUT THE ___

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

NYT Connections today (game #516) - the answers

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The answers to today's Connections, game #516, are…

• YELLOW: ESCAPADE ANTIC, CAPER, EXPLOIT, STUNT
• GREEN: KINDS OF PICKLES DILL, KOSHER, SOUR, SWEET
• BLUE: RISQUÉ ADULT, BLUE, SPICY, SUGGESTIVE
• PURPLE: CUT THE ___ CHEESE, CORD, DECK, MUSTARD

• My rating: Hard
• My score: Fail

Oh dear. This is my second fail in only a few days, so it's back to the drawing board for me, streak-wise. Not that I feel too bad about losing today's game – I'd never heard of several of the elements mentioned, or at least not in the context in which they're used here.

Things started off well enough, with ADULT, BLUE, SPICY and SUGGESTIVE all ordering themselves in my mind into the blue group, RISQUÉ. Yellow – ESCAPADE – was also easy enough. But there I stalled. I'm not a pickle eater, so didn't really have a chance with the green group. And though I should probably have made some progress with the purple group, I've never, ever heard the phrase CUT THE CHEESE. You learn something new every day, I guess…

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

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Thursday, 7 November, game #515)

• YELLOW: FOOD-RELATED JUMBLES HASH, SALAD, SCRAMBLE, STEW
• GREEN: PUBLIC STANDING CHARACTER, IMAGE, NAME, REPUTATION
• BLUE: INFO ON A MUSEUM PLACARD ARTIST, MEDIUM, TITLE, YEAR
• PURPLE: ANAGRAMS OF FAMOUS PAINTERS DIAL, EGADS, MONTE, YOGA

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.

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• Edge-lit LEDs appear to develop visible problems very early
• Problems are particularly obvious with larger-sized displays
• Shop around for discounts on better-quality panels

Late last year, we published a warning for Black Friday TV buyers: avoid big TVs with cheap edge-lit panels. The main reason was the visual quality, as edge-lit panels aren't great for big sizes. But a new report suggests another reason you should steer clear. Big edge-lit panels appear to fail more quickly than other types of TV displays.

That's according to Rtings' ongoing TV longevity tests, as reported by FlatpanelsHD.com. The tests feature 100 different TVs from multiple brands and with multiple technologies – edge-LED, direct LED, full array local dimming, and OLED – and the results for edge-LED aren't great.

What's the problem with edge-lit panels?

There are multiple problems, though. First, they don't generally deliver great uniformity in how they light up the display. That's because their backlight is usually positioned at the bottom with a diffuser film to spread the light over the panel. The bigger the panel, the more obvious the design's shortcomings become.

According to Rtings, over 25% of the LCD TVs they tested exhibited visible light uniformity issues. But among edge-LED LCD TVs, that figure rocketed to 64% – so you've got a one in three chance of getting a TV with consistent lighting.

To be fair, the number of sets affected is small: seven out of 100 TVs. However, three of those seven started showing problems before or after 2,200 hours of testing. That's the equivalent of one year's viewing in the typical US household.

According to Rtings, the results of their tests demonstrate that "edge-lit TVs are inherently prone to significant durability issues, including warped reflector sheets, cracked light guide plates, and burnt-out LEDs due to concentrated heat."

That's the bad news. But the good news is that with Black Friday nearly here, you won't necessarily have to plump for edge-lit if you want a nice big TV that fits your budget: this is, of course, one of the best times to buy a new TV because they're a big part of every Black Friday, and even high-spec models such as LG's C4 OLED get big discounts.

Naturally, we're tracking those deals, so check out our guide to the best Black Friday TV deals here.

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