Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, October 24 (game #600).
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.
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 #601) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Quite a transformation!
NYT Strands today (game #601) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- SKIN
- SPIRE
- WALK
- HEEL
- SCAN
- HANG
NYT Strands today (game #601) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NYT Strands today (game #601) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: right, 2nd row
Last side: 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 #601) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #601, are…
- WEREWOLF
- VAMPIRE
- SKINWALKER
- CHANGELING
- SPANGRAM: SHAPESHIFTERS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
There were only five words to find today but it was far from easy.
I found my first three mythical creatures while looking for non-game words in order to grab a hint. In the case of SKINWALKER, that came after seeing “skin” then “walker” separately.
It was more or less the same with SHAPESHIFTERS, which appeared from nowhere and transformed itself into a spangram snake.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Friday, October 24, game #600)
- STONE
- BRONZE
- SPACE
- INFORMATION
- IRON
- INDUSTRIAL
- SPANGRAM: HISTORY
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable that has been running for a year and which 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.
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