How difficult you may find today's Strands puzzle may depend on where in the world you are; if you find it tricky, read on for my hints.
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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 #164) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Honey I'm home!
NYT Strands today (game #164) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- COAT
- CHUG
- FLOW
- SLOG
- LOIN
- SLEW
NYT Strands today (game #164) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Four walls and a roof
NYT Strands today (game #164) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First: right, 4th row
Last: left, 6th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #164) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #164, are…
- RANCH
- BUNGALOW
- CRAFTSMAN
- COLONIAL
- CABIN
- COTTAGE
- SPANGRAM: HOUSES
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I found this Strands puzzle a little harder than most people will – or at least those of you playing in the United States. That's because not all of these styles of HOUSES are common outside of the US; I'd never heard of CRAFTSMAN, for instance, and the likes of RANCH and COLONIAL are not terms that would be used here in the UK (though I had heard of them). Fortunately the others were pretty simple, as was the spangram itself, so I was able to uncover them all without too many problems.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday 13 August, game #163)
- DICTIONARY
- THESAURUS
- HANDBOOK
- ATLAS
- ALMANAC
- SPANGRAM: REFERENCE
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.
