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 #269) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Come fly with me
NYT Strands today (game #269) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- FRONT
- SHUT
- WEST
- PILE
- SPILL
- GRIND
NYT Strands today (game #269) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Have wings, will travel
NYT Strands today (game #269) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First: bottom, 3rd column
Last: top, 4th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #269) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #269, are…
- FRONTIER
- UNITED
- VIRGIN
- DELTA
- SPIRIT
- SOUTHWEST
- SPANGRAM: AIRLINES
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
As with yesterday's game (see below for the answers if you missed them), this is a Strands puzzle that is perfectly acceptable but that which wasn't really one for me. I don't fly, generally, and I'm not based in the US – so the likes of UNITED, DELTA, SPIRIT and FRONTIER did not spring readily to mind. I didn't need a hint to get started, however, because I found FRONTIER by accident and once I combined that with the theme clue of 'Come fly with me' I had enough knowledge to know what was needed.
The trouble was, though I have heard of all of the AIRLINES included here, I couldn't think of them, so had to do a combination of word-searching and letter-pattern-searching until I got them all. So not the most fun, but I'm not blaming the NYT – this was just not the day for me.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, 26 November, game #268)
- TOTE
- BARREL
- MESSENGER
- BUCKET
- DUFFEL
- CROSSBODY
- SPANGRAM: HANDBAGS
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.
