NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Monday, January 27 (game #330)

NYT Strands homescreen on a mobile phone screen, on a light blue background

(Image credit: New York Times)

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Hint #1: Today's theme
Hint #2: Clue words
Hint #3: Spangram
Hint #4: Spangram position
Today's answers
Yesterday's answers

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 NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Strands today (game #330) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Viva Las Vegas

NYT Strands today (game #330) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

GAME
GAMER
GLEE
GLUE
CLUE
BACK

NYT Strands today (game #330) - hint #3 - spangram

What is a hint for today's spangram?

• Games of chance

NYT Strands today (game #330) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 5th row

Last side: right, 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 #330) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 330 on a blue background — (Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #330, are…

SLOTS
CRAPS
POKER
BLACKJACK
ROULETTE
BACCARAT
SPANGRAM: GAMBLING

My rating: Easy
My score: Perfect

I’ll never forget the noise of the Las Vegas casino I visited on vacation once: a constant din of bells, coins, electronic belches, and chimes coming from the legions of slot machines. It was a sound that followed me around wherever I went and which rang in my head for days.

The place seemed like some scientifically designed venus fly trap intended to keep me inside for as long as possible, with the sound, the hypnotic carpets, the free drinks, the sense that it could be any time of day… all of it calibrated to make me lose sense of reason and transform into a gambling zombie.

GAMBLING is a fool’s game, so being a fool (and broke already) I had to get out sharpish – although it took me a while to find the exit.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday, 26 January, game #329)

NICKEL
IRON
COBALT
CADMIUM
ALUMINUM
TITANIUM
SPANGRAM: PURE METAL

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.

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Johnny is a freelance pop culture journalist who has been writing about the internet, music, football and famous people since the iPhone was just a twinkle in Steve Jobs' eye. Previously known by the pseudonym the Pop Detective, his journalistic career began making up stories about Madonna's addiction to sausage rolls (this is not true by the way). A man of few talents, his career is rich and various and includes the highs of interviewing Elton John and Blur; and the lows of interviewing Right Said Fred, appearing on a Channel 5 documentary about Peter Kay, and fact-checking the instruction manual for a German cooker. Somehow still affording to live in North London he is at his happiest riding his bicycle and shouting at pigeons.

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