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 #185): Clue #1: Today's Topic
What is the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… American beauty
NYT Strands Today (Game #185): Clue #2: Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
- DRAW
- PAVILION
- WOOD
- SALAD
- MONOTONOUS
- PLAN
NYT Strands Today (Game #185): Clue #3 – Spangram
What is a clue for today's spangram?
• Natural beauties
NYT Strands Today (Game #185): Clue #4: Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First: Right, 1st 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 #185): the answers
The answers to today's Strands game #185 are…
- ARCHES
- GLACIER
- REDWOOD
- SAGUARO
- MOORS
- SPANGRAM: NATIONAL PARKS
- My rating: Difficult
- My rating: 4 tracks
This is one of those Strands games that will prove much, much harder if you don’t live in the United States (or don’t have a deep understanding of that country). I’m not going to complain too much about that (the New York Times is an American publication, so I understand why it would focus on that country), but in my view, it’s a deeply unsatisfying game, because I had very little chance of solving it without a lot of clues. And why would I have to? I doubt the average American could name too many UK national parks…
In this case, my game was simply to ask for a clue, find the word, find more words that gave clues, ask for another, and repeat, repeat, repeat. I got the spangram and also BADLANDS, but I'm afraid I had never even heard of SAGUARO, ARCHES, or GLACIER, so I had very little chance of getting a perfect score.
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Answers from yesterday's NYT Strands (Tuesday, September 3, match #184)
- TOLL
- RING
- METALLIC SOUND
- RINGING
- KNELL
- JINGLE
- TINKLE
- RING
- SPANGRAM: CAMPAIGN TONES
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.
