How difficult you find today's Strands puzzle may depend on where in the world you are; if you find it tricky, read on for my suggestions.
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 #164): Clue #1: Today's Topic
What is the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Honey, I'm home now!
NYT Strands Today (Game #164): Clue #2: Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
NYT Strands today (game #164): clue #3 – spangram
What is a clue for today's spangram?
• Four walls and a roof
NYT Strands Today (Game #164): Clue #4: Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First: Right, 4th row
Last: left, 6th 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 #164): the answers
The answers to today's Strands game #164 are…
- RANCH
- BUNGALOW
- CRAFTSMAN
- COLONIAL
- CABIN
- CABIN
- SPANGRAM: HOUSES
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
I found this Strands puzzle a little more difficult than most people, or at least those who play in the US. This is because not all of these styles of HOUSES are common outside of the US – I had never heard of CRAFTSMAN, for example, and terms like RANCH and COLONIAL are not used here in the UK (although I had heard of them). Fortunately, the others were fairly simple, as was the spangram itself, so I was able to figure them all out without too much trouble.
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Answers from yesterday's NYT Strands (Tuesday, August 13, match #163)
- DICTIONARY
- THESAURUS
- MANUAL
- ATLAS
- ALMANAC
- SPANGRAM: REFERENCE
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.
