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 #198) - hint #1 - today's theme • Today's NYT Strands theme is..
. On the rebound NYT Strands today (game #198) - hint #2 - clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. LOIN LORE CHART RING BRING RACK NYT Strands today (game #198) - hint #3 - spangram • Up and down, back and forth NYT Strands today (game #198) - hint #4 - spangram position First: right, 4th row Last: left, 5th row Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #198) - the answers The answers to today's Strands, game #198, are...
SPRING TRAMPOLINE ECHO BASKETBALL KANGAROO SPANGRAM: LETSBOUNCE My rating: Moderate My score: 1 hint I have only one problem with today's Strands – and that's the spangram. Unless LETSBOUNCE is an Americanism that I'm not familiar with, I don't get why that's the answer, rather than just BOUNCE on its own. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.
That really tripped me up today; the combination of theme clue and uncovering SPRING by accident led me to the general concept, and I was able to find TRAMPOLINE, ECHO and BASKETBALL without too much trouble. But I couldn't make two more words out of the remaining letters. I could see BOUNCE was there, but it didn't turn blue (or yellow), and I couldn't work out what word could go before (or after) it.
Eventually I used a hint, which gave me KANGAROO, at which point the spangram revealed itself. How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know. CHEEK NOSE EARLOBE EYEBROW SEPTUM NAVEL TONGUE SPANGRAM: PIERCING 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..
