​Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.. Today’s NYT Strands puzzle could be tough. I understood the theme right away, but many words fit the category, so it wasn’t always easy to find them all. And some of the answers are difficult to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.. Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far. Hint for today’s Strands puzzle. Today’s Strands theme is: Just right.. If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Nice job!. Clue words to unlock in-game hints. Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:. DEAL, DEALS, SUIT, FEAT, MEAT, TEEM, NICE, BEAT, DATE, SEEM, ROLE, SOLE, LONG, PILE. Answers for today’s Strands puzzle. These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:. EXACT, IDEAL, SEEMLY, FITTING, PERFECT, SUITABLE. Today’s Strands spangram. The completed NYT Strands puzzle for March 27, 2026. NYT/Screenshot by CNET. Today’s Strands spangram is TAILORMADE. To find it, start with the T that is three letters to the right on the top row, and wind down.. Toughest Strands puzzles. Here are some of the Strands topics I’ve found to be the toughest.. #1: Dated slang. Maybe you didn’t even use this lingo when it was cool. Toughest word: PHAT.. #2: Thar she blows! I guess marine biologists might ace this one. Toughest word: BALEEN or RIGHT.. #3: Off the hook. Again, it helps to know a lot about sea creatures. Sorry, Charlie. Toughest word: BIGEYE or SKIPJACK.  

​Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.. You’re not s-s-s-seeing things. Every word in today’s Connections: Sports Edition begins with the letter S. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.. Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.. Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta. Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups. Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.. Yellow group hint: Teams with the same first letter.. Green group hint: Relating to a sport played in gym, or on the beach.. Blue group hint: Carry the torch and light the cauldron.. Purple group hint: Simpsons reference.. Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups. Yellow group: Pro teams whose names start with S.. Green group: Volleyball terms.. Blue group: Olympic home cities.. Purple group: MLB players in “Homer at the Bat.”. Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words. What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?. The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for March 27, 2026. NYT/Screenshot by CNET. The yellow words in today’s Connections. The theme is pro teams whose names start with S. The four answers are Seahawks, Senators, Sharks and Spurs.. The green words in today’s Connections. The theme is volleyball terms. The four answers are serve, setter, side out and spike.. The blue words in today’s Connections. The theme is Olympic home cities. The four answers are Sapporo, Sarajevo, Stockholm and Sydney.. The purple words in today’s Connections. The theme is MLB players in “Homer at the Bat.” The four answers are Sax, Scioscia, Smith and Strawberry.. Toughest Connections: Sports Edition categories. The Connections: Sports Edition puzzle can be tough, but it really depends on which sports you know the most about. My husband aces anything having to do with Formula 1, my best friend is a hockey buff, and I can answer any question about Minnesota teams.. That said, it’s hard to pick the toughest Connections categories, but here are some I found exceptionally mind-blowing.. #1: Serie A Clubs. Answers: Atalanta, Juventus, Lazio, Roma.. #2: WNBA MVPs. Answers: Catchings, Delle Donne, Fowles and Stewart.. #3: Premier League team nicknames. Answers: Bees, Cherries, Foxes and Hammers.. #4: Homophones of NBA player names. Answers: Barns, Connect, Heart and Hero.  

​Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.. Today’s Wordle puzzle is a tough one — an unusual word with a lot of vowels. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.. Read more: New Study Reveals Wordle’s Top 10 Toughest Words of 2025. Today’s Wordle hints. Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.. Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats. Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.. Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels. Today’s Wordle answer has two vowels, and one sometimes vowel.. Wordle hint No. 3: First letter. Today’s Wordle answer begins with I.. Wordle hint No. 4: Last letter. Today’s Wordle answer ends with Y.. Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning. Today’s Wordle answer can refer to a creamy white color.. TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER. Today’s Wordle answer is IVORY.. Yesterday’s Wordle answer. Yesterday’s Wordle answer, March 26, No. 1741, was BEFIT.. Recent Wordle answers. March 22, No. 1737: BASIL. March 23, No. 1738: SERIF. March 24, No. 1739: BROOD. March 25, No. 1740: WISER  

​This tiny adapter transforms a USB port to a wireless connection, enabling seamless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto pairing. Ottocast / CNET. Today, while searching for Amazon Spring Sale deals, I found myself dropping the Ottocast Mini wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto adapter — currently on sale for $36 — into my shopping cart, hoping to bring an end to a minor annoyance with my wife’s car.. Years ago, I updated my wife’s 2004 Honda Civic with an aftermarket multimedia receiver, adding Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity to the dashboard. There’s one problem: Every time one of us hops behind the wheel, we have to fish out the USB cable to plug in our phone. It’s a minor annoyance, but enough friction that, for short trips around the corner to the grocery, we often just don’t bother plugging in at all. This issue isn’t limited to older cars and aftermarket kits; many newer cars, like CNET’s long-term Kia EV6 test car, also only support USB-connected phone mirroring.. This compact dongle connects to your car or receiver’s USB port, converting the wired Android Auto or Apple CarPlay connection to a wireless one. After setting up and pairing up to two phones, you should be able to just crank up your car and hit the road — no fumbling with a USB cable and no wearing out your phone’s USB port. The Ottocast Mini comes with a right-angle and USB type-C adapters to better fit the compact dongle in a variety of vehicles.. Currently, the Mini is on sale as part of the Amazon Spring Sale for $36, which is about $10 off the regular price. That’s only $1 more than the similar Motorola Sound MA1 adapter (also a Spring Sale deal), which only supports Android Auto connectivity. Motorola is a more well-known brand, but at this price, I’m willing to take a chance on the Ottocast Mini for iPhone compatibility.. $36 at Amazon  

​Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s a pretty simple one today. Read on for all the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.. Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword. Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.. The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for March 27, 2026. NYT/Screenshot by CNET. Mini across clues and answers. 1A clue: Bad place to spend time on your phone, it’s said. Answer: INBED. 6A clue: Bridge-crossing fees. Answer: TOLLS. 7A clue: “Yeah, but even so …”. Answer: STILL. 8A clue: Internet joke. Answer: MEME. 9A clue: “SportsCenter” channel. Answer: ESPN. Mini down clues and answers. 1D clue: Words after a knock on the door. Answer: ITSME. 2D clue: Material for a lecture. Answer: NOTES. 3D clue: Goodyear vehicle. Answer: BLIMP. 4D clue: Comedian DeGeneres. Answer: ELLEN. 5D clue: Broadband connection, for short. Answer: DSL