Strands is the NYT's latest word game after Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections, and it's a lot of fun. It can be tricky, though, so read on for my Strands tips.
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 #186): Clue #1: Today's Topic
What is the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Going underground
Today's NYT Strands (Game #186): Clue #2: Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
- PUNT
- EFFORT
- DOOR
- TAROT
- LETTER
- PRUNE
NYT Strands today (game #186): clue #3 – spangram
What is a clue for today's spangram?
• Unearth them
NYT Strands Today (Game #186): Clue #4: Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First: Right, 7th row
Last: left, fifth row
Well, the answers are below, so DON'T CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE PAGE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #186): the answers
The answers to today's Strands game #186 are…
- DAD
- TURNIP
- BEET
- Taro
- SWEDISH TURNIP
- JICAMA
- SPANGRAM: ROOT VEGETABLES
- My rating: Difficult
- My rating: 1 track
I love root vegetables, but I must confess that I had never heard of JICAMA, I had only vaguely heard of TARO, I know RUTABAGA by its more common name (outside North America) of TURNIP, and I know BEET by its more common name (at least in the UK) of BEET. In short… I found it quite difficult!
JICAMA was the only one I really needed a clue for, because the combination of the thematic clue and my stumbling across POTATO by accident was enough to get me started. TURNIP was an obvious choice, and I know enough about BEETS thanks to the US Office (thanks, Dwight!) to guess that one.
Then I got the spangram, which TARO gave me by default (and with a bit of trial and error). That left only JICAMA and RUTABAGA; I used a hint, which JICAMA gave me, and figured it out after trying multiple letter combinations until one turned out to be correct. RUTABAGA needed a similar approach; Swedish would have been much easier, frankly…
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Answers from yesterday's NYT Strands (Wednesday, September 4, match #185)
- ARCHES
- GLACIER
- REDWOOD
- SAGUARO
- MOORS
- SPANGRAM: NATIONAL PARKS
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta, so it's 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.
