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New York Times daily puzzle games: hints and answers for July 30, 2026
On July 30 2026 the New York Times released solutions and clues for several of its daily word games. The Strands puzzle’s theme was “Trade names,” with the spangram “ARTISANS” and answer words COOPER, JOINER, MASON, POTTER, SMITH, TANNER, WEAVER and W E A V E R. Wordle’s answer was FLUME, a five‑letter word starting with F and containing two vowels. Connections (puzzle #1 145) grouped words into categories of honesty, multi‑ball games, cruise‑line brands and the phrase “on the ___.” Quordle (game #1648) gave the starting letters M I C L with no repeated letters, while Octordle (game #1648) yielded the solutions HELIX, JIFFY, BASIL, BAYOU, HARDY, among others. These posts provide the full answer lists and brief hint descriptions for each game, allowing players to check their solutions or obtain assistance.
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- [● 2 SOURCES] Hurdle Word 2 answer for July 29, 2026 is LEAKY.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Hurdle Word 4 answer for July 29, 2026 is SHAFT.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Hurdle Word 3 answer for July 29, 2026 is MACAW.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Hurdle Word 1 answer for July 29, 2026 is NASTY.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Hurdle final answer (Word 5) for July 29, 2026 is HYPER.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Octordle puzzle #1647 on July 29, 2026 has the answers ULTRA, EVENT, CREEP, TUNIC, PICKY, COPSE, GLAND and GOOEY.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Hurdle round 4 answer is SHAFT.
- [● 2 SOURCES] The Hurdle daily puzzle for July 29, 2026 includes five rounds.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Hurdle round 2 answer is LEAKY.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Hurdle round 3 answer is MACAW.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Hurdle round 1 answer is NASTY.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Octordle puzzle number 1647 was released on July 29, 2026.