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Wordle today: Answer, hints for January 15, 2025

Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer.

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.

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NYT Strands hints, answers for January 15

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special,...

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Brian Barrett

The SEC Is Suing Elon Musk. It’s All in the Timing

Less than a week before Donald Trump takes office, the SEC has filed a complaint against his most prominent benefactor.

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Jack Milko

Kevin Kisner’s TGL shank had Tiger Woods doubled over laughing

Kevin Kisner, Max Homa, and Tiger Woods laugh during their TGL match. | Photo by Megan Briggs/TGL via Getty Images

Kevin Kisner produced one incredible moment during his TGL debut.

What Kevin Kisner did on the 14th hole during Tuesday night’s match may go down as the funniest moment in TGL history, even though this new venture is only two weeks old.

After hitting his approach shot into the greenside bunker, Kisner, who is semi-retired and does not play competitively often, hit a...

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Siegemund, 36, shocks 5-seed, '24 finalist Zheng

Qinwen Zheng, the No. 5 seed and 2024 Australian Open runner-up, was handed a shocking second-round defeat by world No. 97 Laura Siegemund on Wednesday.

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Associated Press

Tiger's debut in TGL ends with lopsided defeat

Week 2 of TGL was Tuesday night, with Tiger Woods, Kevin Kisner and Max Homa of Jupiter Links Golf Club falling to the Los Angeles Golf Club's Justin Rose, Collin Morikawa and Sahith Theegala 12-1.

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I Auditioned At A Strip Club. Then I Found Out What I'd Have To Do To Get The Job.

“The boss didn’t like it. You can come back when it’s done,” she said.

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NYT > Home Page

Choe Sang-Hun, Jin Yu Young and Victoria Kim

South Korea President Yoon Is Detained for Questioning Over Martial Law

Yoon Suk Yeol became the first South Korean leader to be detained while in office, ending a tense standoff between his supporters and the authorities.

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Jack Milko

Tiger Woods’ TGL debut starts with electric entrance, most predictable entrance song ever

Tiger Woods walks into the SoFi Center for his TGL match. | Photo by Megan Briggs/TGL via Getty Images

You can probably guess what song blared throughout the SoFi Center as Tiger Woods strutted in for his TGL match.

Many golf fans had fun online earlier Tuesday, trying to guess what song Tiger Woods would walk out to for his TGL debut match.

But there was only one logical choice for the 15-time major winner: “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor.

The Chicago-based band wrote this 1982...

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Tim MacMahon

Mavericks' Irving returns from 5-game absence

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has been cleared to return for Tuesday night's home game against the Denver Nuggets.

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33 Things To Improve The Appearance Of Your Kitchen *Without* A Full Renovation

A little effort can make a big impact.

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Judson Jones and Amy Graff

Wind Forecast for L.A. Fires Was Weaker Than Expected, but Could Pick Up Wednesday

On Tuesday afternoon, forecasters at the National Weather Service dropped their most severe warnings for the rest of the day. But the alerts will be back in place early Wednesday.

The Verge

Lauren Feiner

Can Elon Musk really save TikTok?

Laura Normand / The Verge

Chinese officials are reportedly exploring a backup plan for TikTok after the Supreme Court appeared unlikely to save it from a US ban. With TikTok’s legal options nearly exhausted, multiple news outlets are reporting that China is considering an option it previously said it wouldn’t: letting ByteDance sell the app.

The kicker? China is reportedly mulling having President-elect Donald Trump’s favorite tech billionaire, Elon Musk, act either as broker or...

The Verge

Sean Hollister

DJI will no longer stop drones from flying over airports, wildfires, and the White House

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For over a decade, you couldn’t easily fly a DJI drone over restricted areas in the United States. DJI’s software would automatically stop you from flying over runways, power plants, public emergencies like wildfires, and the White House.

But confusingly, amidst the greatest US outpouring of drone distrust in years, and an incident of a DJI drone operator hindering LA wildfire fighting efforts, DJI is getting rid of its strong geofence. DJI will...

The Verge

Richard Lawler

Elon Musk is being sued by the feds over the way he bought Twitter

Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images

Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter has resulted in a federal lawsuit by the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging that he broke securities laws with a late disclosure, and saved $150 million in the process.

Before Musk agreed to buy Twitter for $44 billion, before he tried to back out of that deal, before he was forced to go through with it, and before he changed its name to X, he started by acquiring a substantial stake...

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Divorced People Are Confessing Why They Regret Getting A Divorce, And It's Heartbreaking

"Even though he has forgiven me, I will never forgive myself."

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Mashable

Mark Zuckerberg wants more masculine energy in corporate America

Mark Zuckerberg wrapped up a very busy week of policy shifts — from scrapping DEI initiatives at Facebook to introducing recommendations for political content on Threads and Instagram — by appearing on Joe Rogan's podcast for three grueling hours and claiming that the corporate world needs more "masculine energy" akin to the discipline of martial arts.

"A lot of our society has become very...neutered or emasculated," Zuckerberg said before noting that he does, indeed, have sisters and...

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Matthew Goldstein and Kate Conger

S.E.C. Sues Elon Musk Over Twitter-Related Securities Violations

Regulators filed a lawsuit in federal court stemming from Mr. Musk’s $44 billion purchase of the social media company now called X.

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