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Thursday 16 July 2026
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01Wordle
The five-letter answer
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Wordle
The five-letter answer
BUTTE
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02Connections
All four groups
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Connections
All four groups
ASSOCIATED WITH PRECISION
BULLSEYE · CLOCKWORK · LASER · NEEDLE
SHADES OF BLACK
CHARCOAL · INK · JET · PITCH
SKINCARE PRODUCTS
CLAYMASK · EYECREAM · PEEL · TONER
STARTING WITH TINY MARKS
DOTMATRIX · PERIODPIECE · POINTBREAK · SPOTREMOVER
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03Strands
Theme, spangram & words
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Strands
Theme, spangram & words
Spangram
CHANGECOURSE
DEVIATE · PIVOT · SWERVE · TACK · TURN · VEER · ZIGZAG
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04Mini Crossword
Across & down
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Mini Crossword
Across & down
1A TLDR
5A LOIRE
6A INBOX
7A ZERO
8A ASAP
1D TONES
2D LIBRA
3D DROOP
4D REX
5D LIZA
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Behind the answers
How verification works
We collect published puzzle answers, compare them in a consistent format and reveal how much confidence we have in the result.
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Compare
Answers are normalised and grouped by exact puzzle content. Most games require six matches; a complete Mini requires four.
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Reveal
Fully verified answers enter the archive. Today’s leading result may appear earlier as provisional and is always marked with an asterisk.