Today's Strands puzzle is quite difficult, so read on for my hints below, or the answers if you get them. In fact stuck.
Want more word fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today, and Quordle today pages for clues and answers to those games.
SPOILER WARNING: Below you will find information about today's NYT Strands, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands Today (Game #162): Clue #1: Today's Topic
What is the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Everybody cut off feet!
NYT Strands Today (Game #162): Clue #2: Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
- NEEDLE
- SPIKE
- LOVE
- BELOVED
- LOSS
- FURTHER
NYT Strands today (game #162): clue #3 – spangram
What is a clue for today's spangram?
• Get moving
NYT Strands Today (Game #162): Clue #4: Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First: up, fifth column
Last: bottom, 2nd column
Well, the answers are below, so DON'T CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE PAGE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #162): the answers
The answers to today's Strands game #162 are…
- LOOSE SILK
- TWERK
- MOON WALK
- FASHION
- HUSTLE
- PIROUETTE
- SPANGRAM: DANCE MOVEMENTS
- My rating: Moderate
- My rating: 2 tracks
Expecting me to solve a riddle about dance steps is like asking my Labrador retriever to perform open-heart surgery. I'm so far out of my comfort zone that I might as well be on another planet. The fact that I managed to find all the answers indicates that this is a moderately difficult task, rather than a completely difficult one.
The key is in the spangram, because once you knew the theme was DANCEMOVES (which the theme clue “Everybody let loose!” might have given away, but which a couple of answers probably will have done anyway), then that spangram will have stood out. MOONWALK is also relatively obvious and takes up a lot of space, and while I needed a couple of clues, I was able to get most of them by trial and error. I have no idea what FLOSS is, though.
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Answers from yesterday's NYT Strands (Sunday, August 11, match #161)
- DECK
- YARD
- VERANDA
- BALCONY
- SUN ROOM
- TERRACE
- SPANGRAM: ADDITIONAL SPACES
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta, making it a full member of the NYT Games roster and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
