NYT Strands Today – Hints, Answers and Spangram for Saturday November 23 (Game #265)
Strands is the NYT’s newest word game, following Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult though, so read on for my Strands tips.
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 today’s NYT Strands is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #265) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Did you hear that?
NYT Strands Today (Game #265) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- FLEE
- SOUND
- PALE
- PART
- FEED
- ZINC
NYT Strands Today (game #265) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Heard but not seen
NYT Strands today (game #265) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram comes into contact with?
First: left, 4th row
Last: right, 4th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #265) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #265, are…
- POP
- TOUR
- HIS
- CRASH
- CRUNCH
- RINGING
- KAPOW
- SPANGRAM: SOUND EFFECTS
- My rating: Simple
- My score: Perfect
I always thought it would be fun to be a SOUNDEFFECTS engineer. Imagine working on Batman in the 1960s and coming up with all the sounds that were made during the fight scenes – it would have been hilarious. Or maybe that’s just me. And now I’m wondering if on my next conversation with the TechRadar team I should introduce the odd CRASH or HONK when someone says something particularly interesting/stupid.
Anyway, this was a pretty good Strands game, and certainly a lot more worth your time (and mine) than yesterday’s pointless exercise. It’s still pretty simple though; Will there ever be a Strands game that requires me to use my brain? Will I ever lose one? Time will tell, but my suspicion is that no, the NYT likes Strands to be the easy counterpart to the much more difficult versions of Connections, Spelling Bee, and even Wordle.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Friday, November 22, Game #264)
- CURVATURE
- MOBILE
- BUFFALO
- RIVER
- PHOENIX
- BOULDER
- SPANGRAM: CITY NAME
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s new word game, after Wordle and Connections. It is now out of beta so is a full member of the NYT’s stable of games and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a full guide to playing NYT Strands, complete with troubleshooting tips, so give that a read if you’re struggling to beat it every day.
