Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands. A Speedway in Des Plaines is the “luckiest” spot to buy lottery tickets in Illinois, according to data compiled by casino.org. The store also ranks No. 8 in the list of luckiest stores nationwide.

Wordle is a word puzzle that gives players six chances to guess a five-letter word. Originally created by software engineer Josh Wardle and released to the public in 2021, the puzzle was acquired by The New York Times in 2022 after rising to huge popularity.

Today's Wordle might sum up how many are feeling about the state of the world at present, with many taking to social media to claim as much