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 #192) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Play-with words
NYT Strands today (game #192) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- TRICE
- STOKE
- CURT
- SLOE
- PULL
- DUPE
NYT Strands today (game #192) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Pocket money purchases?
NYT Strands today (game #192) - 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 #192) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #192, are…
- PUZZLE
- TRUCK
- SLIME
- DOLL
- PUPPET
- BLOCKS
- TRICYCLE
- SPANGRAM: TOYSTORE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
It's a long, long time since I was child, but it's not quite so long ago that my kids were more likely to be found playing with SLIME or a PUZZLE than they were to be fixated on TikTok or Netflix as they generally are these days. Not that I think you'd need first-hand experience to solve this Strands game – because it's a rather simple one.
The theme clue set the tone: the keen-eyed among you will have spotted that it was 'Play-with words', rather than 'Play with words'. That hyphen was all-important, signifying that the answers here would be things you can play with. After that, it was merely a case of looking for the obvious solutions. PUZZLE, with its two Zs, stood out right away, as did TRUCK (I always look for C and K in close proximity as a way into a word). The spangram was fairly obvious too, and is always the case the puzzle got easier as I uncovered each word.
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Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday 10 September, game #191)
- WALTZ
- QUICKSTEP
- FOXTROT
- SALSA
- JIVE
- RUMBA
- SPANGRAM: BALLROOMDANCE
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.
