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 #168) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… What do you make of this?
NYT Strands today (game #168) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- CRUSH
- BASS
- BASIN
- SALE
- SEAL
- VOTE
NYT Strands today (game #168) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Artistic merit
NYT Strands today (game #168) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First: right, 4th row
Last: left, 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 #168) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #168, are…
- PAINT
- BRUSH
- CANVAS
- MOLD
- EASEL
- PALETTE
- CHARCOAL
- SPANGRAM: ARTCLASS
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
Art is not my thing. I can appreciate it, sure, but ask me to actually draw or paint something and, well, you'd be better off asking my dog. I am terrible. As a result, this art-themed Strands puzzle from the NYT probably caused me more problems than it might otherwise have done.
There's nothing truly difficult about it, and I worked out what the theme was relatively early on (after finding PAINT and BRUSH by accident). However, I simply couldn't think of things that an artist would need beyond those two things. CANVAS was, admittedly, an easy one that I eventually spotted, but the likes of EASEL and PALETTE took me ages to find. Still, no complaints from me – it's good to get the brain working and I solved it in the end.
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Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Saturday 17 August, game #167)
- LEAF
- APPLE
- PICKLE
- SALAMI
- WATERMELON
- SPANGRAM: HUNGRYCATERPILLAR
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.
