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 NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
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 #336) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Album of the year
NYT Strands today (game #336) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- GRASS
- DOWLE
- MODE
- WORN
- NOSE
- WINE
NYT Strands today (game #336) – hint #3 – spangram
What is a hint for today’s spangram?
• Presented by the Recording Academy
NYT Strands today (game #336) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 1st column
Last side: bottom, 4th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #336) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #336, are…
- SWIFT
- WONDER
- HILL
- CROSS
- STYLES
- KING
- JONES
- SPANGRAM: GRAMMY WINNERS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
This collection of Album of the Year winners omits a few other artists whose names are also words – Beck, Plant (Robert) and Garland (Judy) failing to make the cut.
Meanwhile, JONES could refer to both Norah (who won a Grammy in 2003 for Come Away With Me) and Quincy (whose Back on the Block was a surprise success in 1991). Quincy Jones is also one of only three artists who have won Grammys as an artist and as a producer, the others being Lauryn HILL and Bruno Mars.
Taylor SWIFT holds the record for most Album of the Year victories with four and is among the nominees this year for The Tortured Poets Department.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Saturday, 1 February, game #335)
- KESTREL
- EAGLE
- HAWK
- CONDOR
- FALCON
- OSPREY
- VULTURE
- SPANGRAM: RAPTORS
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.
