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.
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NYT Strands today (game #255) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… We're walking
NYT Strands today (game #255) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- LAST
- STORK
- KING
- PANG
- BONG
- TEAR
NYT Strands today (game #255) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Upright, alright
NYT Strands today (game #255) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First: right, 4th row
Last: left, 2nd row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #255) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #255, are…
- HUMAN
- GIBBON
- KANGAROO
- PANGOLIN
- MEERKAT
- OSTRICH
- SPANGRAM: BIPEDAL
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
Top marks to the NYT puzzle setters for this edition of Strands, which offers just the right amount of challenge. No real specialist knowledge is required – a factor which always makes a Strands game more inclusive, and therefore better for more people – but it requires a bit of thought and probably a bit of luck to solve it without hints.
The theme clue of 'We're walking' was a little cryptic, but when I spotted HUMAN – placed prominently at the top of the grid – I had an inkling of what was needed. I couldn't find a second word, though, until I focused on the two Bs near the bottom right of the board and got GIBBON. That led me to KANGAROO and then – surprisingly – PANGOLIN, which I didn't know was a BIPEDAL animal. The other answers were easier to get simply because there were not many possibilities left, although it still took me an annoyingly long time to realize that the last word was OSTRICH!
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Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, 12 November, game #254)
- ECHO
- VICTOR
- DELTA
- FOXTROT
- GOLF
- TANGO
- BRAVO
- SPANGRAM: NATOALPHABET
What is NYT Strands?
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.
