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 #302) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Keep it classical
NYT Strands today (game #302) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- TOUR
- COME
- PRESS
- NICE
- CORE
- LOSER
NYT Strands today (game #302) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Musical pieces
NYT Strands today (game #302) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 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 #302) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #302, are…
- SONATA
- PRELUDE
- CONCERTO
- SYMPHONY
- OVERTURE
- SPANGRAM: COMPOSITION
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 1 hint
I admit that I always thought a few of these descriptions for classical music pieces meant the same thing. That saying something was a CONCERTO was the same as saying something was a SYMPHONY and that a PRELUDE was just a shorter OVERTURE that came at the start of the aforementioned Concerto or Symphony.
Despite my deep research into the topic (hello, Wikipedia) I’m still a little unsure, but I am 100% certain they are all types of COMPOSITION.
Regardless of my terrible ignorance, today’s Strands was a relative breeze once I gave up on trying to make Composers the spangram. Twelve minutes when I would have been better off listening to the fourth movement of Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 in A minor.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday, 29 December, game #301)
- KUGEL
- LATKES
- BRISKET
- CHALLAH
- APPLE SAUCE
- SPANGRAM: HANNUKAH FOODS
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.
