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.
NYT Strands today (game #215) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Driver's catch-all
NYT Strands today (game #215) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- SLIM
- SLIME
- MIRE
- BRAIL
- BRAT
- TORE
NYT Strands today (game #215) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Mobile storage
NYT Strands today (game #215) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First: top, 4th column
Last: bottom, 1st column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #215) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #215, are…
- TITLE
- ATLAS
- FLARE
- MANUAL
- QUARTER
- REGISTRATION
- SPANGRAM: GLOVEBOX
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 3 hints
I'm sorry but this Strands puzzle does not work. Or rather, it does not work for me. At all. The spangram/theme is GLOVEBOX, but of the six things listed for it, only one would be found within mine. MANUAL? No, that's on an app – it's not 2015 any more. ATLAS? Are you serious? It's not 2010. Have you not heard of Google Maps! FLARE? Er, no, that sounds dangerous. QUARTER? One, I'm not in the US, so of course not. Two, I don't use coins any more, it's not 2018.
This whole puzzle is just bizarre from my point of view. Look inside my glovebox and you'd find some boiled sweets, a scraper for the windscreen, a battery charge pack and that's about it. There may be cultural differences at play here, admittedly, but that made it all rather difficult to solve and I needed three hints to complete the game.
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Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday 3 October, game #214)
- PIXIE
- BUZZ
- FLATTOP
- PAGEBOY
- FADE
- SHAG
- FAUXHAWK
- SPANGRAM: SHORTCUTS
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.
