2 weeks Ago By [email protected] (Marc McLaren)
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle , Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. 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. Marc is TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief and has been obsessed with Wordle and its ilk for more than two years. He's authored dozens of articles on the game for TechRadar, including a daily today's Wordle answer column and a detailed analysis of the most common letters in Wordle in every position .
He's also played every Wordle ever and only lost once and yes, he takes it all too seriously. NYT Strands today (game #181) - hint #1 - today's theme • Today's NYT Strands theme is..
. Makeshift music NYT Strands today (game #181) - hint #2 - clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. POOL SPOOL MOON PINE SOON WAVE NYT Strands today (game #181) - hint #3 - spangram • Unusual instrumentalists NYT Strands today (game #181) - hint #4 - spangram position First: left, 4th row Last: right, 3rd row Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #181) - the answers The answers to today's Strands, game #181, are...
SPOONS BROOM COWBELL WASHBOARD STOVEPIPE BONES SPANGRAM: JUGBAND My rating: Moderate My score: Perfect I'd never heard the term JUGBAND until today, but fortunately the theme clue of 'Makeshift music', coupled with my finding SPOONS early on, cemented the central concept in my mind very early on today. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. That made the task easier – but still not easy, because a couple of entries aside (WASHBOARD, COWBELL) I didn't know these things were used as instruments.
Solving it therefore became a task in trial and error, with me looking for words, playing them, and seeing if they were answers. How do you play a BROOM? What is a STOVEPIPE? I may never know the answer (unless I look it up), but I am at the very least intrigued now. How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
FALLOUT UNCHARTED MINECRAFT HALO OVERWATCH SPANGRAM: VIDEOGAMES 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 h ow to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
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