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UPDATE: Aug. 17, 2023, 12:30 p.m. EDT This post has been updated to reflect the latest availability and sale pricing on Dyson vacuums, air-purifying fans, and hair tools.

Our top picks this week:

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Best cordless vacuum deal

Dyson V15 Detect Absolute

$599.99 at Dyson
(save $150)

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Best purifying fan deal

Dyson Purifier Cool TP07

$499 at Amazon
(save $150.99)

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Best hair tool deal

Dyson Corrale (refurbished)

$199.99 at Dyson
(save $250)

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What feels better — the feeling you get when your home is freshly cleaned from top to bottom, or the feeling you get when you save $150 on a popular new product? Thanks to this week’s best Dyson deals, you can experience the rush of both feelings at once.

And in addition to new deals on Dyson vacuums, we’ve also rounded up the best Dyson deals on hair care tools and cooling fans. Read on to find the latest discounts, from cordless stick vacuums for $600 to refurbished Supersonic hair dryers for $199.

Our top pick

Why we like it

The V15 Detect is the beastlier version of our favorite Dyson value vacuum, the V12 Detect Slim. The V15 features Dyson’s iconic green laser (that highlights dust that you wouldn’t see otherwise) on a heavier body with a larger dustbin and 240 Air Watts of suction power versus the V12’s 150.

The automated convenience of a robot vacuum is undeniably sweet, but for some, a Roomba just can’t compare to the satisfying all-over clean you get from manual vacuuming. That’s where Dyson comes in. Shop more of this week’s top deals on Dyson vacuums below. For help picking the right model, check out Mashable’s Dyson vacuum guide and compare Dyson’s latest stick, ball, canister, and handheld vacs.

More deals on cordless Dyson vacuums

• Dyson V8 Origin+ — $279.99 $519.99 (save $240)

• Dyson V11 Torque Drive (refurbished) — $329.99 $699.99 (save $370)

• Dyson V11 Torque Drive — $539.99 $699.99 (save $164)

• Dyson V12 Detect Slim — $549.99 $649.99 (save $100)

Canister and upright Dyson deals

• Dyson Big Ball — $249.99 $499 (save $249.01)

• Dyson Ball Animal 2 — $299.99 $499.99 (save $200)

• Dyson Ball Animal 3 — $309.99 $399.99 (save $90)

Dyson fan deals

• Dyson Pure Hot + Cool HP01 — $473.99 $529.99 (save $56)

• Dyson Purifier Cool TP07 — $499.99 $649.99 (save $150)

Dyson hair tool deals

• Dyson Supersonic hair dryer (special edition Rosé, refurbished) — $199.99 $349.99 (save $150)

• Dyson Corrale hair straightener (refurbished) — $199.99 $449.99 (save $250)

• Dyson Corrale hair straightener — $399.99 $499.99 (save $100)

• Dyson Airwrap styler (first gen, refurbished) — $379.99 $499.99 (save $120)

This week, for the first time in over a decade, the Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel will not be uploading videos.

Linus Media Group, the 120-person company that produces content for Linus Tech Tips and its associated channels like ShortCircuit and TechQuickie, is pausing production for at least a week to “focus on long-term upload changes.”

The announcement comes after fellow tech review channel Gamers Nexus posted a 44-minute long video on Aug. 14 detailing errors in Linus Tech Tips videos, from lax data reporting to factual flubs.

Linus Media Group explained the shutdown in an Aug. 16 video in which the company’s CEO, CFO, COO, CTO and the heads of its lab, business development, production, and writing divisions assured viewers that they would be correcting errors in both processes and personal judgment moving forward.

CEO Terren Tong, who took over the company for founder Linus Sebastian in July, acknowledged “recent community outcry demanding change” but did not name Gamers Nexus.

Sebastian began uploading videos to Linus Tech Tips in 2008 and remains at the company as Chief Vision Officer for Linus Media Group. The business has more than 20 million subscribers across its channels and a devout following across its associated podcasts and annual conventions.

Data errors aren’t the only issue challenging the company’s integrity. On Aug. 16, before the company announced its production pause, former Linus Media Group employee Madison Reeve posted a thread on X outlining her experience there. She detailed sexist and sexual remarks made about and to her by coworkers and a toxic work environment that did not allow for time off.

Reeve also noted that the company’s public-facing promises were not kept behind closed doors. “The things said by Linus about talking to management, and HR, and promises about how things are handled internally, were a gross misrepresentation of what actually goes on,” she wrote.

Tweet may have been deleted

Linus Tech Group has committed to hiring a third party to look into those allegations, with Tong telling The Verge “beyond an internal review we will also be hiring an outside investigator to look into the allegations and will commit to publish the findings and implementing any corrective actions that may arise because of this.”

It’s Thursday, and with it comes a new Wordle puzzle for you to solve. We’re here for you, as we are every day, with some tips and tricks to help you figure out the answer.

If you just want to be told today’s answer, you can jump to the end of this article for August 17’s Wordle solution revealed. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

Where did Wordle come from?

Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once. 

Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.

Not the day you’re after? Here’s the Wordle answer for Aug 15.

What’s the best Wordle starting word?

The best Wordle starting word is the one that brings you the most joy. But if you like being strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N.

What happened to the Wordle archive?

The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles used to be available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it. Unfortunately, it has since been taken down, with the website’s creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times.

Is Wordle getting harder?

It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn’t any more difficult than when it first began. You can turn on Wordle‘s Hard Mode if you’re after more of a challenge, though.

Why are there two different Wordle answers some days?

Though usually Wordle will only accept one correct solution per day, occasionally it has rebelled against the norm and deem two different answers acceptable. This is due to changes the New York Times made to Wordle after it acquired the puzzle game.

The Times has since added its own updated word list, so this should happen even less frequently than before. To avoid any confusion, it’s a good idea to refresh your browser before getting stuck into a new puzzle.

Here’s a subtle hint for today’s Wordle answer:

This Wordle solution isn’t quite right.

Does today’s Wordle answer have a double letter?

Yes, there is a tricky double letter this time!

Today’s Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with…

Today’s Wordle starts with the letter A, as in “Any” by Stray Kids.

What’s the answer to Wordle today?

Get your last guesses in now, because it’s your final chance to solve today’s Wordle before we reveal the solution.

Drumroll please!

The solution to Wordle #789 is…

AMISS.

Don’t feel down if you didn’t manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

If Quordle is a little too challenging today, you’ve come to the right place for hints. There aren’t just hints here, but the whole Quordle solution. Scroll to the bottom of this page, and there it is. But are you sure you need all four answers? Maybe you just need a strategy guide. Either way, scroll down, and you’ll get what you need.

What is Quordle?

Quordle is a five-letter word guessing game similar to Wordle, except each guess applies letters to four words at the same time. You get nine guesses instead of six to correctly guess all four words. It looks like playing four Wordle games at the same time, and that is essentially what it is. But it’s not nearly as intimidating as it sounds.

Is Quordle harder than Wordle?

Yes, though not diabolically so.

Where did Quordle come from?

Amid the Wordle boom of late 2021 and early 2022, when everyone was learning to love free, in-browser, once-a-day word guessing games, creator Freddie Meyer says he took inspiration from one of the first big Wordle variations, Dordle — the one where you essentially play two Wordles at once. He took things up a notch, and released Quordle on January 30. Meyer’s creation was covered in The Guardian six days later, and now, according to Meyer, it attracts millions of daily users. Today, Meyer earns modest revenue from Patreon, where dedicated Quordle fans can donate to keep their favorite puzzle game running. 

How is Quordle pronounced?

“Kwordle.” It should rhyme with “Wordle,” and definitely should not be pronounced exactly like “curdle.”

Is Quordle strategy different from Wordle?

Yes and no.

Your starting strategy should be the same as with Wordle. In fact, if you have a favorite Wordle opening word, there’s no reason to change that here. We suggest something rich in vowels, featuring common letters like C, R, and N. But you do you.

After your first guess, however, you’ll notice things getting out of control if you play Quordle exactly like Wordle.

What should I do in Quordle that I don’t do in Wordle?

Solving a Wordle puzzle can famously come down to a series of single letter-change variations. If you’ve narrowed it down to “-IGHT,” you could guess “MIGHT” “NIGHT” “LIGHT” and “SIGHT” and one of those will probably be the solution — though this is also a famous way to end up losing in Wordle, particularly if you play on “hard mode.” In Quordle, however, this sort of single-letter winnowing is a deadly trap, and it hints at the important strategic difference between Wordle and Quordle: In Quordle, you can’t afford to waste guesses unless you’re eliminating as many letters as possible at all times. 

Guessing a completely random word that you already know isn’t the solution, just to eliminate three or four possible letters you haven’t tried yet, is thought of as a desperate, latch-ditch move in Wordle. In Quordle, however, it’s a normal part of the player’s strategic toolset.

Is there a way to get the answer faster?

In my experience Quordle can be a slow game, sometimes dragging out longer than it would take to play Wordle four times. But a sort of blunt-force guessing approach can speed things up. The following strategy also works with Wordle if you only want the solution, and don’t care about having the fewest possible guesses:

Try starting with a series of words that puts all the vowels (including Y) on the board, along with some other common letters. We’ve had good luck with the three words: “NOTES,” “ACRID,” and “LUMPY.” YouTuber DougMansLand suggests four words: “CANOE,” “SKIRT,” “PLUMB,” and “FUDGY.”

Most of the alphabet is now eliminated, and you’ll only have the ability to make one or two wrong guesses if you use this strategy. But in most cases you’ll have all the information you need to guess the remaining words without any wrong guesses.

If strategy isn’t helping, and you’re still stumped, here are some hints:

Are there any double or triple letters in today’s Quordle words?

One word has a double letter.

Are any rare letters being used in today’s Quordle like Q or Z?

Q.

What do today’s Quordle words start with?

B, Q, A, and A.

What are the answers for today’s Quordle?

Are you sure you want to know?

There’s still time to turn back.

OK, you asked for it. The answers are:

1. OLDEN

2. HASTY

3. ADULT

4. OLIVE

The special counsel investigating Donald Trump for his role in the January 6 storming of the Capitol building — and his mishandling of government documents, including some that are classified — has the former president’s Twitter data. When the obtaining of said data was reported last week, it caused a lot of speculation around what, exactly, federal prosecutors are looking for.

Well, newly unsealed documents show exactly what prosecutors obtained via their search warrant for Trump’s Twitter data — a warrant that Elon Musk and company apparently fought hard to obstruct.

First and foremost, X, the company formerly known as Twitter, had to provide the special counsel with all of the @realDonaldTrump account’s tweets, likes, retweets, and direct messages — as well as tweet and DM drafts. That’s right, the special counsel has unsent tweets and direct messages that Trump had typed out but did not post. Deleted tweets and messages were also provided to the special counsel.

On top of that, X had to produce Trump’s search history on the Twitter platform from October 2020 to January 2021, when his supporters rioted at the Capitol building in an attempt to overturn the presidential election results in Trump’s favor. Twitter also had to turn over IP and location information attached to Trump during that period.

According to the documents, X also had to provide the special counsel with a swath of other account information, such as Trump’s contacts, the details Trump used when signing up for Twitter, his privacy settings, and any changes made to his account. 

X also had to provide the devices Trump used to access his @realDonaldTrump Twitter account, as well as any alternate handles used by Trump that were connected to these devices. This means that if Trump had any alt accounts he was secretly posting from, the special counsel knows about them.

But, what the special counsel may have found in this Twitter data isn’t the only interesting thing to come out of these documents.

Based on the transcript of a February hearing, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell clashed with Twitter’s legal team over the company’s delaying tactics. The judge had held Twitter in contempt of court for failing to provide the special counsel with the items requested in the search warrant. The company was fined $350,000. A nondisclosure order appeared to be at the heart of the issue, as it denied Twitter the ability to notify Trump about the search warrant. Prosecutors argued that doing so would impact their investigation.

As Gizmodo reports, some experts have raised concerns over the government’s nondisclosure order. However, the outlet also points out that Musk’s Twitter has had no problems complying with certain foreign government requests that resulted in the censorship of its users.

Judge Howell was so befuddled over Twitter’s unusually staunch position on notifying Trump that he openly asked if Twitter owner Elon Musk was using the opportunity to get into Trump’s good graces. Musk had unbanned Trump’s @realDonaldTrump account from the platform just months earlier, although Trump has yet to post on the platform at the time of publication of this article.

“Is this to make Donald Trump feel like he is a particularly welcomed new, renewed user of Twitter?” Howell questioned.

Howell again prompted Twitter’s legal team at another hearing with a question over the company’s intent.

“Is it because the new CEO wants to cozy up with the former president?” he said, speaking of Musk.

Twitter eventually complied with the search warrant.

New York City is joining dozens of states and the federal government in banning TikTok from city-owned devices, the Verge reported. Agencies will have to remove the app within the next 30 days but the ban goes into effect immediately.

“While social media is great at connecting New Yorkers with one another and the city, we have to ensure we are always using these platforms in a secure manner,” a New York City Hall spokesperson said in a statement to The Verge. “NYC Cyber Command regularly explores and advances proactive measures to keep New Yorkers’ data safe.”

In an NYC Cyber Command review seen by The Verge, a city official found that TikTok “posed a security threat to the city’s technical networks,” and, in response, banned city employees from downloading or using the app on city-owned devices. The NYC Cyber Command did not immediately respond to a request for information from Mashable.

This comes as TikTok faces increasing limits and bans in the U.S. and globally. The app is banned on federal government devices, many universities have banned TikTok on institutional wifi and devices, and dozens of countries have banned the app. 

The wave of bans comes after TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, participated in some unsettling high-tech surveillance on journalists. They’re also a response to TikTok’s ability to share data with the Chinese government. Experts don’t all agree on the depth of the Chinese government’s involvement, but the app is certainly threatening America’s dominance over tech, and some lawmakers believe that TikTok is being used by the Chinese Communist Party to spy on Americans.

It begs a lot of questions but, for me, this specific NYC ban makes me curious: How many people in non-social media marketing roles are actually downloading TikTok on their work phones? Seems like a weird thing to do!

From the TikTok feeds that brought you girl dinner comes girl math: a strategy for justifying large or unnecessary purchases. 

The calculations behind girl math aren’t new, but the way we talk about those calculations — by rooting them in the collective experience of being a woman and the thrill of allowing yourself a treat or splurge — is. And while some write-ups of the TikTok trend have shamed it as enabling overspending, girl math is just not that serious.

So how do you do girl math? And does the trend trivialize poor money habits? We break it all down.

How to do girl math

Some girl math is just silly (anything under $5 is free or dresses are 50 percent off because they take the place of both a shirt and pants), but most girl math uses a combination of three economic principles: cost-per-wear, sunk cost, and prospective cost.

Say you want to girl math a dress you bought for $330. Start by rounding that figure down to $300 (girl math!). Then divide $300 by how many times you’ll wear the dress — let’s say four times — which gives you a cost-per-wear of $75 (girl math!). Swap it with a friend, which basically means you get a new dress for free (girl math!). When your friend returns the dress to you, resell the dress online for $75 and you’ve made money on it (girl math!)

This is an actual example of girl math that economist Brad Olsen evaluated on the New Zealand radio show Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley. His conclusion? “Girl math is OK here,” he told the hosts. “The important thing here is that if it was a one-off, a one-and-done purchase, I’d be concerned. But everyone’s now thinking like an economist… ‘Where’s the economies of scale? How do I get the most bang for [the] buck here,’ and I like that thinking.”

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Most girl math is a combination of the following three economic principles:

Cost-per-wear

Definition: The cost of an item divided by how often it is used. The lower the cost-per-wear, the more thrifty the purchase.

Girl math examples: A tote bag takes the place of multiple bags: a carry-on, a beach bag, a work bag, etc. Divide the price of the tote by the number of bags it replaces and/or the number of times you will use it.

Sunk cost

Definition: Money that’s been spent and cannot be recovered. Basically: if it’s left my account, I’ve spent it.

Girl math examples: I buy a $58 top. If I return that item, whatever I buy with that $58 is free.

Prospective cost

Definition: Future costs that may be avoided if action is taken now.

Girl math examples: If a coat I want is 65 percent off during the summer, buying it means I avoid the future cost of waiting until the winter, when it’ll be back to full price.

The joy of girl math

At its core, girl math is a send-up of the patriarchal stereotype that women don’t understand how money works or can’t be trusted with it. Most girl math-ers know the strategy is silly as hell, and that’s kind of the point.

“It’s a lifestyle and it’s a delusion,” says Shannon Trim of the trend in a TikTok video. She’s a producer on Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley, the same show that had Olsen analyze its girl math. Over the past month, the program has developed a regular segment dedicated to helping listeners “girl math” their way through justifying an expensive purchase.

While the male hosts hold their heads in their hands, the female hosts and producers gleefully explain why $400 hair extensions are worth it (because you won’t look at your wedding photos with such regret that you feel compelled to recreate your wedding for $40,000… so spending $400 now is actually saving you money. Girl math!)

On TikTok, women have posted videos of their male partners failing to understand the logic, too. And that’s fine because we don’t really need them to get it. Girl math is not for them, it’s for us. 

A list of Dani’s “girl math” rules.
Credit: Dani (@healthbydaniela) on TikTok

A list of Alyssa Davies’ “girl math” rules.
Credit: Alyssa Davies (@mixedupmoney) on TikTok

When does “girl math” become an actual problem?

Though “girl math” videos are meant to poke fun at the way we spend money, they can, of course, reinforce misogynistic stereotypes when consumed without proper context.

The recent rise of “buy now, pay later” companies, for example, has made it easier for overspending to seem financially savvy. In the same way, girl math can be seen as a stamp of approval on accruing long-term debt in exchange for short-term satisfaction.

Girl math can also downplay the prevalence of the pink tax or the societal pressure for women to spend discretionary income on upgrading their clothing and cosmetics.

For the most part, though, girl math is just a fun way for women to talk to each other about how they spend money.

Men have their finance bros, who are annoyingly serious about their soulless “grinds.” Let the girl math-ers math.

It is Wednesday, my dudes, which means there’s a new Wordle! We’re here for you, as we are every day, with some tips and tricks to help you figure out the solution.

If you just want today’s answer delivered to you straight up, you can scroll to the end of this article for August 16’s Wordle solution revealed. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

Where did Wordle come from?

Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once. 

Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.

Not the day you’re after? Here’s the Wordle answer for Aug 15.

What’s the best Wordle starting word?

The best Wordle starting word is the one that brings you the most joy. But if you like being strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N.

What happened to the Wordle archive?

The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles used to be available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it. Unfortunately, it has since been taken down, with the website’s creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times.

Is Wordle getting harder?

It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn’t any more difficult than when it first began. You can turn on Wordle‘s Hard Mode if you’re after more of a challenge, though.

Why are there two different Wordle answers some days?

Though usually Wordle will only accept one correct solution per day, occasionally it has rebelled against the norm and deem two different answers acceptable. This is due to changes the New York Times made to Wordle after it acquired the puzzle game.

The Times has since added its own updated word list, so this should happen even less frequently than before. To avoid any confusion, it’s a good idea to refresh your browser before getting stuck into a new puzzle.

Here’s a subtle hint for today’s Wordle answer:

Is also known as a “busta.”

Does today’s Wordle answer have a double letter?

No, there aren’t any double letters this time!

Today’s Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with…

Today’s Wordle starts with the letter S, as in “S-Class” by Stray Kids.

What’s the answer to Wordle today?

Get your last guesses in now, because it’s your final chance to solve today’s Wordle before we reveal the solution.

Drumroll please!

The solution to Wordle #788 is…

SCRUB.

A scrub is a guy that thinks he’s fly, and is also known as a busta. Always talkin’ ’bout what he wants, and just sits on his broke ass.

Don’t feel down if you didn’t manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

If Quordle is a little too challenging today, you’ve come to the right place for hints. There aren’t just hints here, but the whole Quordle solution. Scroll to the bottom of this page, and there it is. But are you sure you need all four answers? Maybe you just need a strategy guide. Either way, scroll down, and you’ll get what you need.

What is Quordle?

Quordle is a five-letter word guessing game similar to Wordle, except each guess applies letters to four words at the same time. You get nine guesses instead of six to correctly guess all four words. It looks like playing four Wordle games at the same time, and that is essentially what it is. But it’s not nearly as intimidating as it sounds.

Is Quordle harder than Wordle?

Yes, though not diabolically so.

Where did Quordle come from?

Amid the Wordle boom of late 2021 and early 2022, when everyone was learning to love free, in-browser, once-a-day word guessing games, creator Freddie Meyer says he took inspiration from one of the first big Wordle variations, Dordle — the one where you essentially play two Wordles at once. He took things up a notch, and released Quordle on January 30. Meyer’s creation was covered in The Guardian six days later, and now, according to Meyer, it attracts millions of daily users. Today, Meyer earns modest revenue from Patreon, where dedicated Quordle fans can donate to keep their favorite puzzle game running. 

How is Quordle pronounced?

“Kwordle.” It should rhyme with “Wordle,” and definitely should not be pronounced exactly like “curdle.”

Is Quordle strategy different from Wordle?

Yes and no.

Your starting strategy should be the same as with Wordle. In fact, if you have a favorite Wordle opening word, there’s no reason to change that here. We suggest something rich in vowels, featuring common letters like C, R, and N. But you do you.

After your first guess, however, you’ll notice things getting out of control if you play Quordle exactly like Wordle.

What should I do in Quordle that I don’t do in Wordle?

Solving a Wordle puzzle can famously come down to a series of single letter-change variations. If you’ve narrowed it down to “-IGHT,” you could guess “MIGHT” “NIGHT” “LIGHT” and “SIGHT” and one of those will probably be the solution — though this is also a famous way to end up losing in Wordle, particularly if you play on “hard mode.” In Quordle, however, this sort of single-letter winnowing is a deadly trap, and it hints at the important strategic difference between Wordle and Quordle: In Quordle, you can’t afford to waste guesses unless you’re eliminating as many letters as possible at all times. 

Guessing a completely random word that you already know isn’t the solution, just to eliminate three or four possible letters you haven’t tried yet, is thought of as a desperate, latch-ditch move in Wordle. In Quordle, however, it’s a normal part of the player’s strategic toolset.

Is there a way to get the answer faster?

In my experience Quordle can be a slow game, sometimes dragging out longer than it would take to play Wordle four times. But a sort of blunt-force guessing approach can speed things up. The following strategy also works with Wordle if you only want the solution, and don’t care about having the fewest possible guesses:

Try starting with a series of words that puts all the vowels (including Y) on the board, along with some other common letters. We’ve had good luck with the three words: “NOTES,” “ACRID,” and “LUMPY.” YouTuber DougMansLand suggests four words: “CANOE,” “SKIRT,” “PLUMB,” and “FUDGY.”

Most of the alphabet is now eliminated, and you’ll only have the ability to make one or two wrong guesses if you use this strategy. But in most cases you’ll have all the information you need to guess the remaining words without any wrong guesses.

If strategy isn’t helping, and you’re still stumped, here are some hints:

Are there any double or triple letters in today’s Quordle words?

One word has a double letter.

Are any rare letters being used in today’s Quordle like Q or Z?

Q.

What do today’s Quordle words start with?

B, Q, A, and A.

What are the answers for today’s Quordle?

Are you sure you want to know?

There’s still time to turn back.

OK, you asked for it. The answers are:

1. BOOST

2. QUARK

3. ADULT

4. ANGST

Are you still advertising on X, the Elon Musk-owned social media platform formerly known as Twitter? If so, you might have received an email about the company sunsetting one of its oldest advertising features: Promoted Accounts.

As first reported by Axios on Tuesday, X’s advertising clients were informed via email that the Promoted Accounts feature, also known as “Follower Objective” ads, is being shut down. These ads are text-based content that appears in the timeline feed with a Follow button — they don’t directly promote any content, the call-to-action is to simply follow the user.

This move from X is baffling when you consider that the ad format routinely generated more than $100 million per year in revenue for the platform, according to an Axios source who is familiar with X’s business. The report mentions that these types of ads were “easy to sell,” but didn’t factor into the platform’s plans for the future. With media such as videos being a focus for Musk, static-type ads like Promoted Accounts are being phased out. As of publishing time, advertisers can still run these ad types.

For users, the loss of these ads probably won’t mean much. From personal experience as a power user of the platform, Promoted Accounts rarely matched my interests and often came off as spammy. However, they clearly seemed to be working for the company and at least some of its advertisers.

However, the more interesting tidbit here is how the decision was made to remove an ad format that was creating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for the company. According to Axios’ source, “the change was driven by X’s product group, not the revenue side of the company.” Emphasis added.

This is notable, as it continues to show that Elon Musk is in charge here. Of course, this seems obvious, as it is his company. However, Musk specifically brought on Linda Yaccarino to be CEO of X. And, her actual role within X has routinely come up for debate, like when Musk announced Twitter was rebranding as X and the company’s CEO took nearly 17 hours to even put out a statement or make a comment of her own.

In her recent interview with CNBC, Yaccarino made it clear that her role was to run the “business” side of the company while Musk took care of the tech product end of things. Yaccarino’s entire area of expertise is in the advertising industry. Yet, according to Axios’ source, Musk and his product team were the ones who made this very specific decision for a revenue-generating advertising aspect of the company.

The removal of Promoted Accounts isn’t the first big ad decision made by the company in recent months. The platform has rolled out new ad features for brands in hopes of revitalizing its ad revenue, which took a nosedive after Musk acquired the company. Last week, X rolled out a “sensitivity settings” tool to give advertisers more control over what type of content their ads would appear next to. And, as first noticed last month, X seems to still be experimenting with its ad labeling formats, which show users exactly what content is a paid ad.