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 #245) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… In my kingdom
NYT Strands today (game #245) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- MAID
- MOAT
- MATH
- LOOSE
- MICE
- SOLO
NYT Strands today (game #245) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Life, organized
NYT Strands today (game #245) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First: left, 4th row
Last: right, 3rd row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #245) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #245, are…
- CLASS
- PHYLUM
- ORDER
- FAMILY
- SPECIES
- GENUS
- DOMAIN
- SPANGRAM: TAXONOMY
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
You might need to be a bit of a science geek to solve today's Strands, because it features a few words that not everyone will be familiar with. Or at least that many people won't have heard since school biology lessons.
TAXONOMY, as the spangram has it, is the subject of the game – and that word is a tricky one to find in its own right. But harder still are surely PHYLUM and GENUS, with the first of those in particular a word that really doesn't appear in any other context.
My own game went very well, because I am a bit of a science geek, and I got lucky with my early guesses. I found CLASS while searching for hint words to use in this column, and put that together with the theme clue of 'In my kingdom' to establish what the central concept was. I then found the likes of FAMILY, SPECIES and – yes – PHYLUM, and was able to complete the set with no major hiccups.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Saturday, 2 November, game #244)
- PRINTER
- SCISSORS
- PENCILS
- STAPLER
- RULER
- SPANGRAM: OFFICESUPPLIES
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.
