Today's Strands puzzle is fun, but can be tricky to solve, so read on for my hints if you need them.
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 #157): Clue #1: Today's Topic
What is the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Ay ay ay!
NYT Strands Today (Game #157): Clue #2: Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
- FOG
- BOARD
- HEAT
- TRAY
- TONIC
- CHEAT
NYT Strands Today (Game #157): Clue #3 – Spangram
What is a clue for today's spangram?
• It sounds the same so
NYT Strands Today (Game #157): Clue #4: Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: down, third column
• Last: Top, 3rd 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 #157): the answers
The answers to today's Strands game #157 are…
- MASS
- MISTLETOE
- Wow!
- RAINBOW
- CASTLE
- AVOCADO
- SPANGRAM: RHYME TIME
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
I kinda like this Strands puzzle, but I also kinda like the concept of “words that all end with the 'O' sound.” And I love even more that they're all different O sounds: OUGH, OE, OA, OW, EAU, and actually O. It's creative, challenging, and a great installment of Strands.
It does have one flaw, though, and it concerns the spangram. The rules of the game state that the spangram “describes the theme of the game,” but today's is RHYMETIME. Does that really describe the theme? Well, in a sense, because obviously all of these words rhyme. But the theme here isn't just “rhyming words,” it's specifically “rhyming words that all have an 'O' sound.” I'm not sure how that could have been turned into a spangram, I admit, but surely the NYT puzzle makers could have tried.
Anyway, I'm being picky. This is a fun Strands game that I enjoyed playing and that's enough for me.
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Answers from yesterday's NYT Strands (Tuesday, August 6, match #156)
- SHEET
- BLANKET
- TOWEL
- PILLOWCASE
- TABLECLOTHS
- SPANGRAM: UNDERWEAR
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.
