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Apple Watch SE (2022) Deals: Trade-In Promos, Free Apple Services and More

Here’s how to make Apple’s inexpensive smartwatch model even cheaper.

Given its lower starting price, Apple Watch SE deals tend to be less steep than those seen on the Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra. The Apple Watch SE (2022) is the closest to a budget Apple smartwatch you’ll find, with retail prices starting at $249 — but you don’t have to pay full price if you know where to look.

The latest Apple Watch SE, like its predecessor, strips out many of the bells and whistles of the higher-end models and offers just the essentials. It still includes support for WatchOS 9, including the new workout and sleep-tracking features that arrived with the latest operating system update.

The second-gen Apple Watch SE is cheaper than the previous model, too, starting at $249 for GPS only with cellular-enabled models retailing for $299. We have seen the entry-level model go as low as $200 in the past, so bear that in mind when considering current pricing. We’re keeping tabs on prices across all of the major retailers and bringing you the best Apple Watch SE (2022) deals below.

Best Apple Watch SE (2022) deals

Amazon

$9 off

Most 2022 Apple Watch SE configurations listed at Amazon are at full price, but a few select models have $9 off the Apple Store price. Given we’ve seen Amazon drop the starting price by as much as $49, now’s not a great time to pick one up.

Apple

Up to $165 off with trade-in

Order your 2022 Apple Watch SE direct at Apple from $249. You’ll also score three months of Apple Fitness Plus with your purchase. If you’ve got an old Apple Watch to trade in, you could get as much as $165 off your Apple Watch SE purchase — though you’ll be looking at between $80 and $110 if you’re handing over the previous-gen SE or something like an Apple Watch Series 5 or Series 6. Don’t forget to use your Apple Card to get 3% cash back, too.

Best Buy

Up to $105 off with trade-in + free Apple services

Best Buy is offering up to $105 off the Apple Watch SE when you trade in your old smartwatch, though the highest values only apply to select Apple Watch Series 7 and Garmin trade-ins. Older smartwatches like the Apple Watch Series 5 will get you as much as $55 off. You’ll also score four free months of Apple Fitness Plus there, which is a month more than Apple gives new Apple Watch owners, and four months of both Apple Music and Apple News Plus if you’re a new or returning subscriber to those services.

Target

5% RedCard discount + free Apple Fitness Plus

Target sells the Apple Watch SE in all of its various configurations, but it’s listed at a dollar over its MSRP there. However, Target RedCard holders can get 5% off the new SE, which is good for $12.50 off the entry-level model. You’ll also get four months of Apple Fitness Plus for free if you’re yet to try the service out.

AT&T

Buy two, save $300

If you and someone else in your family are in the market for an Apple Watch upgrade, AT&T’s buy one, get $300 off promo could be appealing. To get the savings (which will be applied as bill credits), you’ll need to purchase the two devices on installment plans with at least one new line and activate both devices on your wireless plan. If you go for two Apple Watch SE models, you’re basically getting the second device free, though you can also opt for Series 8 or Ultra models on the same deal.

Verizon

$180 off with trade-in

Verizon is offering one of the best trade-in offers right now with $180 off the Apple Watch SE when you hand over your old smartwatch. The promo applies to all Apple Watch models, so you could trade in a first-gen model and still get that trade-in credit, as well as devices from other brands. Note that a service plan is required and the $180 discount will be applied as bill credits over 36 months.

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Oct. 22 #598

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Oct. 22, No. 598.

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is a fun one — I definitely have at least two of these in my house. Some of the answers are a bit tough to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far

Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Catch all.

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: A mess of items.

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

BATE, LICE, SLUM, CAPE, HOLE, CARE, BARE, THEN, SLAM, SAMBA, BACK

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:

TAPE, COIN, PENCIL, BATTERY, SHOELACE, THUMBTACK

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is JUNKDRAWER. To find it, look for the J that’s five letters down on the far-left row, and wind down, over and then up.

Quick tips for Strands

#1: To get more clue words, see if you can tweak the words you’ve already found, by adding an «S» or other variants. And if you find a word like WILL, see if other letters are close enough to help you make SILL, or BILL.

#2: Once you get one theme word, look at the puzzle to see if you can spot other related words.

#3: If you’ve been given the letters for a theme word, but can’t figure it out, guess three more clue words, and the puzzle will light up each letter in order, revealing the word.

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Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Oct. 22, #1586

Here are hints and the answer for today’s Wordle for Oct. 22, No. 1,586.

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Wordle puzzle features some letters I don’t often guess, but it’s not terribly difficult. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.

Today’s Wordle hints

Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today’s Wordle answer has one repeated letter.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

Today’s Wordle answer has one vowel.

Wordle hint No. 3: First letter

Today’s Wordle answer begins with S.

Wordle hint No. 4: Last letter

Today’s Wordle answer ends with T.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today’s Wordle answer can refer to an action displaying spectacular skill and daring.

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is STUNT.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, Oct. 21, No. 1,585 was DETOX.

Recent Wordle answers

Oct. 17, No. 1,581: GROSS
Oct. 18, No. 1,582: HAVEN
Oct. 19, No. 1,583: IDEAL
Oct. 20, No. 1,584: LIMBO

Quick tips for Wordle

#1: Check our list ranking the popularity of all the letters in the alphabet and choose your starter words accordingly. (TRAIN, STERN and AUDIO are good.)

#2: Don’t forget that letters can be used more than once.

#3: Many words are similar. You don’t want to use up multiple guesses that don’t advance your cause. So if the puzzle is STA_E, don’t guess STARE, STATE and STALE. Guess something that uses that R, T and L, like TWIRL.