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Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 27, 2026

may at April 26, 2026 0

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Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you believe in the supernatural.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today'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.

What's the best Wordle starting word?

The best Wordle starting word is the one that speaks to you. But if you prefer to be 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 was originally available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it, but it was later taken down, with the website's creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times. However, the New York Times then rolled out its own Wordle Archive, available only to NYT Games subscribers.

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.

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

Spooky.

Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?

The letter E appears three times.

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Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with...

Today's Wordle starts with the letter E.

The Wordle answer today is...

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 today's Wordle is...

EERIE

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. Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.

Reporting by Chance Townsend, Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.

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YouTube is prompting users to enable watch history. Heres the workaround.

may at April 26, 2026 0

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Before AI became the defining buzzword of the 21st century, algorithms held that crown. And frankly, algorithmic recommendations have always kind of sucked. YouTube, in particular, has long been criticized for serving up low-quality content — and more troublingly, for functioning as a gateway to right-wing rabbit holes.

The best workaround has always been simple: pause your YouTube watch history. Without it running, your recommendations pull from your likes, saved videos, and subscriptions — not from that one iceberg video you clicked at 2 a.m. that suddenly has the algorithm convinced you want an endless stream of "SJW owned" compilations.

That fix, however, appears to be breaking down. Last week, a wave of YouTube users reported that with watch history paused, the platform has stopped serving homepage recommendations entirely — replacing their feeds with a prompt to re-enable watch history so YouTube can "populate" it.

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The issue isn't universal. Users who recently paused their history still see recommendations, likely because YouTube has enough residual data to work with. The problem is hitting hardest for users who have kept watch history off for years — a group that, until now, had no issues. For the record, this writer has had watch history paused since 2017 without a single problem — until now, apparently.

This change hasn't gone down well, with many taking to Reddit to voice their complaints. "I've had my watch history off since 2013. Why is this suddenly a requirement? Maliciously incompetent company," says the top comment on one Reddit thread. Another commentor states, "Haven't had watch history on for 9 years. Now they're forcing me to turn it on to get recommended what they recommend me on my PC even though the reason they stated they cant recommend anything is because I don't have watch history on??? Makes no sense and its almost blatant."

While this isn't the first time YouTube has nudged users toward enabling tracking, some see this latest move as a more aggressive push to harvest search histories for ad targeting. There's also a legitimate question worth asking: why does YouTube suddenly need watch history to generate homepage recommendations when it had been doing exactly that for years without it?

Mashable reached out to YouTube with questions about the change and had not received a response by publication time.

Users have already found a workaround. Re-enable your watch history, refresh the page, then immediately pause it again. Your homepage recommendations should repopulate. To access the page to re-pause, head to Settings, click "View or change your Google Account settings," navigate to Data & Privacy, and toggle off YouTube history.

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Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 26, 2026

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Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're a shining star.

Where did Wordle come from?

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

What's the best Wordle starting word?

What happened to the Wordle archive?

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.

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

Sheen.

Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?

The letter S appears twice.

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Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with...

Today's Wordle starts with the letter G.

The Wordle answer today is...

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 today's Wordle is...

GLOSS

Reporting by Chance Townsend, Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.

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Legendary cruising site Squirt just launched an app

may at April 24, 2026 0

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If you've been using Sniffies to cruise your local area, but you're tired of using the web-based version (RIP to the Sniffies app), I have some news: Squirt just launched its very own iOS app.

This is coming at a pretty opportune time because I recently added Squirt (which has been around for more than two decades, making it literally older than Grindr) to our roundup of the best gay dating apps. One of my only qualms was that iPhone users were stuck using their mobile browsers. Given how notoriously strict Apple is about adult content, I basically assumed a native iOS app would never happen.

A much more streamlined way to browse the grid without getting banned by Apple. Credit: Squirt

"One of the biggest challenges in getting here was modernizing a platform built over 26 years, with layers of infrastructure and evolving technologies," Andrew Nolan, Head of Dating Businesses at Squirt's parent company, Pink Triangle Press, tells Mashable. "At the same time, the landscape is shifting quickly, with new state-level regulations and increasing requirements around age and ID verification, so having a more flexible, up-to-date foundation means we can move faster and adapt as those changes continue."

The new app is officially called SQ Dating — Gay Chat & Meet. If you're familiar with Squirt, you already know it's a go-to, unapologetically "cruising-first" platform. It's a local directory built for gay, bi, and curious men looking for casual, no-strings-attached encounters. (And it definitely works: according to the brand's 2025 member survey, 80 percent of members have successfully hooked up through the platform.)

You can finally browse, chat, and set up casual meet-ups straight from your home screen. Credit: Squirt

If you're wondering how a platform that one Reddit user described as "very sleezy and slutty" made it onto the Apple App Store, it was through some very strategic planning.

"Getting SQ Dating into the iOS and Android stores is a big moment for us," says Nolan. "The app is a more streamlined (with more features on the way), PG way to connect, chat, and date, and it's still connected to the full Squirt experience on the web, where things are a lot more open and expressive."

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This cloud storage update pays for itself, giving you 100TB of storage for life for $1,000

may at April 23, 2026 0

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FCC challenges gender identity themes on kids TV

may at April 23, 2026 0

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The Federal Communications Commission is using the presence of "controversial gender identity issues" in children's television programming as a pretense for questioning how TV ratings are developed and enforced, according to a notice published Wednesday by the federal agency.

The notice generally assesses TV ratings, but specifically points out that these industry guidelines have rated shows featuring "transgender and gender non-binary programming" as appropriate for children. It argues that parents aren't provided this information, "thereby undermining the ability of parents to make informed choices for their families."

In the document, the FCC poses a series of open-ended questions about TV ratings development, including whether the board responsible for the guidelines is "sufficiently balanced" with viewpoints outside of the entertainment industry and if faith-based organizations should be represented in the body.

"What more could the board do to include family-oriented perspectives — which are not well represented in the media industry — in its ratings process?" the notice asks.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced the public notice on X, explaining that "parents have raised concerns with the industry's approach." He added that these parents believe "New York & Hollywood programmers" promote objectionable content in kids programming without disclosing that to parents. Carr didn't mention gender identity in his X post.

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TV parents guidelines can include both a rating as well as descriptors for content that includes crude language, sexual situations, and violence.

LGBTQ+ advocates criticized the public notice, arguing that it amounted to discrimination and censorship.

"Trump's FCC is trying to turn transgender people into a warning label," Tyler Hack, executive director of the transgender rights advocacy group Christopher Street Project, said in a statement. "It is dehumanizing, and it is part of a broader political strategy to stigmatize LGBTQ+ people in every corner of public life."

Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, described the notice as government overreach.

"Media companies must be allowed to create and broadcast stories that reflect one-quarter of their audience without interference from a government agency with its own anti-transgender political agenda," Ellis said in a statement.

This isn't the first time Carr has been accused of censorship. Carr has claimed broadcasters air "hoaxes" and "news distortions" that also happen to be unfavorable to President Trump. Carr has suggested the licenses of such broadcasters won't be renewed.

In March, dozens of free speech experts argued in an open letter to Carr that his threats against broadcasters are "unlawful jawboning" and his vague characterization of "fake news" violates the First Amendment. The authors called on Carr to "withdraw" his threats.

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TikTok tests AI Remix option. What it is, how to opt out.

may at April 23, 2026 0

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AI bubbles this, AI bubbles that — companies apparently need to cash in on their generative AI investments, and fast. It's why many people online feel they are being inundated with new AI tools and features day in and day out. The latest example? A new TikTok setting, known as remixes, that automatically opts you in to being turned into a digital meme.

TikTok creators first spotted "Remixes" content earlier this week, buried in their account settings. With remixes on, any public content can be used by its viewers to create digitally generated images, text-based memes, and more. The reveal and lack of notification stirred widespread concern about privacy and consent. Many wondered where the setting came from — and how to turn it off ASAP.

Days later, the platform confirmed to CNET that the feature was real and still in an "experimental" stage. Remixes are available only to select creators as the platform tests the AI tool, and TikTok told CNET that it could change drastically before it goes to users en masse. The company also claimed users' content won't be used to train its AI, part of updated guidelines under its new U.S.-based owners. Still, users who have already interacted with the remix feature are skeptical of the claims, and many worry that the tool will enable widespread impersonation and content theft.

This isn't the first AI grab by the social media giant. TikTok launched its AI assistant, Tako, to app users in 2022, but it's only recently appeared at the top of users' FYP displays and in search functions. The company also debuted its "AI Self" tool, a feature that lets users create AI replicas of themselves that can be "cast" in other users' content. Earlier this year, OpenAI was ordered to rebrand a similar controversial Sora feature, known as Cameos.

How do I turn off TikTok AI remixes?

TikTok's AI remix setting is unfortunately turned on by default. In order to block viewers from remixing your content, you have to turn off remixes on every individual post you've made visible to your followers or the general public. Users have already called out the company for the complicated process, but the company didn't confirm if a unilateral opt-out option would become available alongside its eventual rollout.

Here's how you can prevent yourself from getting meme-ified for now.

Total Time

5 min

What You Need

TikTok app

Step 1: Go to your TikTok profile

Step 2: Click on a TikTok post or video

Step 3: Tap the three dots in the bottom right corner of the post

Step 4: Navigate to the the bottom row of icons, scroll to the right, and select "Privacy Settings"

Step 5: Toggle off the button next to "Allow AI to remix content"

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Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 27, 2026

Where did Wordle come from?

What's the best Wordle starting word?

What happened to the Wordle archive?

Is Wordle getting harder?

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

Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?

Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with...

The Wordle answer today is...

YouTube is prompting users to enable watch history. Heres the workaround.

Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 26, 2026

Where did Wordle come from?

What's the best Wordle starting word?

What happened to the Wordle archive?

Is Wordle getting harder?

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

Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?

Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with...

The Wordle answer today is...

Legendary cruising site Squirt just launched an app

This cloud storage update pays for itself, giving you 100TB of storage for life for $1,000

FCC challenges gender identity themes on kids TV

TikTok tests AI Remix option. What it is, how to opt out.

How do I turn off TikTok AI remixes?

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