NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Saturday, September 21 (game #202)

Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.

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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 #202) - hint #1 - today's theme • Today's NYT Strands theme is..

. I've got the music in me! NYT Strands today (game #202) - hint #2 - clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. STUD DUNE ETCH RATE TARE STONE NYT Strands today (game #202) - hint #3 - spangram • Temple of music NYT Strands today (game #202) - hint #4 - spangram position First: left, 5th 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 #202) - the answers The answers to today's Strands, game #202, are...

ARENA STADIUM NIGHTCLUB THEATER FESTIVAL SPANGRAM: CONCERTVENUE My rating: Moderate My score: 1 hint I've marked this one as moderate simply because I couldn't get started without a hint; the theme clue of 'I've got the music in me!' seemed too obtuse, despite the fact that with hindsight it was really rather obvious. Once I asked for help and was given ARENA it all became much easier, and I ticked off the likes of STADIUM, NIGHTCLUB and THEATER with no issues. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know. RHYME VERSE METER STANZA SYNTAX DICTION SCANSION SPANGRAM: POETRY 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..