Here's your final Strands puzzle of the week, gifted to you by those kind folk at the NYT. Read on if you need 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.
NYT Strands today (game #159) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Back to nature
NYT Strands today (game #159) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- GAZE
- HEAR
- GUST
- STEED
- BIRD
- ROOK
NYT Strands today (game #159) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Sleeping under the stars
NYT Strands today (game #159) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: left, 5th row
• Last: 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 #159) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #159, are…
- FISH
- CAMP
- STARGAZE
- FORAGE
- HIKE
- BIRDWATCH
- SWIM
- SPANGRAM: OUTDOORSY
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
My only issue with today's Strands puzzle is that the answers here don't necessarily reflect my own experience of camping. Don't get me wrong, I love camping – but surely the answers should include the likes of ARGUEWITHTHEKIDS, SHIVERINTHERAIN and WISHYOUWEREATHOMEINTHEWARM. But that's Britain for you.
Anyway, this is a decent edition of Strands, albeit not too tricky. The theme clue rather gave the game away, but there's a wide enough scope for answers that they weren't all obvious.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday 8 August, game #158)
- MUSIC
- FLOATS
- SUNSCREEN
- DRINKS
- NOODLES
- TOWELS
- SPANGRAM: POOLPARTY
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.
