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 #175) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Into the woods
NYT Strands today (game #175) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- NEST
- CHORE
- WINE
- TWINE
- MALL
- CELL
NYT Strands today (game #175) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• In the trees
NYT Strands today (game #175) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First: left, 4th 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 #175) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #175, are…
- PINE
- WILLOW
- MAPLE
- SYCAMORE
- GINKGO
- CHESTNUT
- BEECH
- SPANGRAM: FOREST
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
It must be a difficult job getting the balance right in Strands, but it's fair to say that the difficulty level can swerve all over the place. The theme clue is one of the key reasons for that – sometimes it's cryptic, sometimes a lot more straightforward. Today's, 'Into the woods', leaves very little room for confusion as to what is needed, and once you found one of the easier answers – PINE, WILLOW or BEECH, for instance, you'll have had that suspicion confirmed. After that it will just have been a case of ticking them off one by one, which is what I was able to do here with little fuss.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Saturday 24 August, game #174)
- RICE
- SODA
- WATER
- OYSTER
- GOLDFISH
- SALTINE
- SPANGRAM: CRACKERS
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.
