Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #183) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Order in the court!
NYT Strands today (game #183) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- COUNT
- STEAL
- SQUIB
- CHIN
- SHIN
- LANE
NYT Strands today (game #183) – hint #3 – spangram
What is a hint for today’s spangram?
• Lords and ladies
NYT Strands today (game #183) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First: right, 4th row
Last: left, 5th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #183) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #183, are…
- ESQUIRE
- VISCOUNT
- KNIGHT
- QUEEN
- DUCHESS
- EARL
- BARON
- SPANGRAM: TITLES
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I’m always pleased when I see a Q in a Strands puzzle. The letter is always followed by a U, obviously, which drastically reduces the words that can be made from it. Throw in the fact that very few letters can go before a Q either – it’s basically vowels or S, occasionally an R – and these words are not usually hard to uncover.
There were two of them in today’s Strands, ESQUIRE and QUEEN, and I found both with no problems early on. That confirmed the central theme of the puzzle, which the clue of ‘Order in the court!’ had not necessarily helped much with, and set me on the way to solving what was another fairly simple game.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Sunday 1 September, game #182)
- RICE
- AVOCADO
- SEAWEED
- MAYO
- CUCUMBER
- CRAB
- SPANGRAM: CALIFORNIAROLL
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.
