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Today’s Strands puzzle from the NYT is a tough one – or at least that was my experience. You may well disagree, but if not there are hints below.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
[HEADING=1]NYT Strands today (game #161) - hint #1 - today’s theme[/HEADING]
[HEADING=2]What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?[/HEADING]
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Home stretch?
[HEADING=1]NYT Strands today (game #161) - hint #2 - clue words[/HEADING]
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
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[li]MOOT[/li][li]TOME[/li][li]RUNS[/li][li]SANDY[/li][li]OVER[/li][li]PAINT[/li][/ul]
[HEADING=1]NYT Strands today (game #161) - hint #3 - spangram[/HEADING]
[HEADING=2]What is a hint for today’s spangram?[/HEADING]
• Outdoor living
[HEADING=1]NYT Strands today (game #161) - hint #4 - spangram position[/HEADING]
[HEADING=2]What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?[/HEADING]
First: left, 5th row
Last: right, 6th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
[HEADING=1]NYT Strands today (game #161) - the answers[/HEADING]
[IMG alt=“NYT Strands answers for game 161 on a blue background”]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4e...D5SgLd4MyD.jpg
(Image credit: New York Times)
The answers to today’s Strands, game #161, are…
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[li]DECK[/li][li]PATIO[/li][li]VERANDA[/li][li]BALCONY[/li][li]SUNROOM[/li][li]TERRACE[/li][li]SPANGRAM: BONUSSPACES[/li][/ul]
[ul]
[li]My rating: Hard[/li][li]My score: 4 hints[/li][/ul]
I really, really struggled with today’s Strands. I struggled to get started, and needed a hint to find the first word. That was DECK, and I struggled then to see the relationship to the theme clue, ‘Home stretch?’, and so needed another hint. That gave me PATIO, at which point I realized what I needed to do. However, I then struggled to think of – or find – any other words. Eventually I needed hints for BALCONY and SUNROOM, and by that stage there were very few words that could still be formed, so I did manage to find the others. Even so, the spangram, BONUSSPACES, still took me an age to uncover. Not a good day.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
[HEADING=2]Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Saturday 10 August, game #160)[/HEADING]
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[li]HOCKEY[/li][li]CONTROL[/li][li]LICORICE[/li][li]MEMORY[/li][li]SWIZZLE[/li][li]CINNAMON[/li][li]SPANGRAM: STICKS[/li][/ul]
[HEADING=2]What is NYT Strands?[/HEADING]
Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.
Continue reading…
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
[HEADING=1]NYT Strands today (game #161) - hint #1 - today’s theme[/HEADING]
[HEADING=2]What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?[/HEADING]
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Home stretch?
[HEADING=1]NYT Strands today (game #161) - hint #2 - clue words[/HEADING]
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
[ul]
[li]MOOT[/li][li]TOME[/li][li]RUNS[/li][li]SANDY[/li][li]OVER[/li][li]PAINT[/li][/ul]
[HEADING=1]NYT Strands today (game #161) - hint #3 - spangram[/HEADING]
[HEADING=2]What is a hint for today’s spangram?[/HEADING]
• Outdoor living
[HEADING=1]NYT Strands today (game #161) - hint #4 - spangram position[/HEADING]
[HEADING=2]What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?[/HEADING]
First: left, 5th row
Last: right, 6th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
[HEADING=1]NYT Strands today (game #161) - the answers[/HEADING]
[IMG alt=“NYT Strands answers for game 161 on a blue background”]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4e...D5SgLd4MyD.jpg
(Image credit: New York Times)
The answers to today’s Strands, game #161, are…
[ul]
[li]DECK[/li][li]PATIO[/li][li]VERANDA[/li][li]BALCONY[/li][li]SUNROOM[/li][li]TERRACE[/li][li]SPANGRAM: BONUSSPACES[/li][/ul]
[ul]
[li]My rating: Hard[/li][li]My score: 4 hints[/li][/ul]
I really, really struggled with today’s Strands. I struggled to get started, and needed a hint to find the first word. That was DECK, and I struggled then to see the relationship to the theme clue, ‘Home stretch?’, and so needed another hint. That gave me PATIO, at which point I realized what I needed to do. However, I then struggled to think of – or find – any other words. Eventually I needed hints for BALCONY and SUNROOM, and by that stage there were very few words that could still be formed, so I did manage to find the others. Even so, the spangram, BONUSSPACES, still took me an age to uncover. Not a good day.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
[HEADING=2]Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Saturday 10 August, game #160)[/HEADING]
[ul]
[li]HOCKEY[/li][li]CONTROL[/li][li]LICORICE[/li][li]MEMORY[/li][li]SWIZZLE[/li][li]CINNAMON[/li][li]SPANGRAM: STICKS[/li][/ul]
[HEADING=2]What is NYT Strands?[/HEADING]
Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.
Continue reading…