Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Monday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, October 27 (game #603).
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.
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 #604) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… The write stuff
NYT Strands today (game #604) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- WORSE
- READ
- WOOD
- HIDE
- HEAR
- LIFER
NYT Strands today (game #604) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #604) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd 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 #604) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #604, are…
- ERASER
- REFILL
- GRAPHITE
- CEDARWOOD
- SHARPENER
- SPANGRAM: PENCILMEIN
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
I struggled with today’s search, mainly because I got the wrong idea about what “The write stuff” was referring to.
After getting plenty of non-game words I found ERASER and REFILL as I circled around the game, and the penny finally dropped. Seeing the word “pencil” and it not turning pale blue was a puzzler. It took me getting a hint word – GRAPHITE – and then having only the spangram left on the board for me to find it.
Until today I had never thought about the wood pencils are made from, but I have since learned that CEDARWOOD was preferred as it sharpens easily.
However, I have also discovered the raging debate over the future of pencils due to the unsustainability of cedar and the threat of plastic and springs.
