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 #188) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Know your material
NYT Strands today (game #188) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- MUSIC
- SLIM
- FAIL
- DINE
- DINER
- DINES
NYT Strands today (game #188) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• What are you wearing?
NYT Strands today (game #188) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First: right, 4th row
Last: left, 4th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #188) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #188, are…
- DENIM
- CHIFFON
- VELVET
- SATIN
- SPANDEX
- JERSEY
- MUSLIN
- SPANGRAM: FABRIC
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 1 hint
I'm a simple kind of guy. I wear denim on my bottom half, cotton (or more likely polyester) on my top. And that's that. SPANDEX? VELVET? CHIFFON? Nope, nope and nope again. I have heard of them all, however, which is why I was able to solve today's Strands puzzle, albeit with one hint along the way.
The problem today was that lots of these words are unusually spelled: SPANDEX has that X in it, VELVET has two Vs, CHIFFON two Fs… it's not like they will have stood out unless you knew what you were looking for. As a distinctly unfashionable type, I didn't really, so this one took me a fair old time to solve it.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Friday 6 September, game #187)
- PORRIDGE
- BEDS
- CHAIRS
- MAMA
- BABY
- PAPA
- HARD
- SOFT
- SPANGRAM: THREEBEARS
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.
