NYT Strands Today – Hints, Answers and Spangram for Tuesday, November 26 (Game #268)
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 #268) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… An Open and Shut Case
NYT Strands Today (Game #268) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
NYT Strands today (game #268) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Storage space for on the go
NYT Strands Today (Game #268) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram comes into contact with?
First: left, 5th row
Last: right, 3rd row
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #268) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #268, are…
- TOTE
- RUN
- MESSENGER
- BUCKET
- DUFFEL
- CROSSBODY
- SPANGRAM: HANDBAGS
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 2 tips
Full disclosure: I’m not an expert on HANDBAGS and had a hard time solving today’s game, let alone writing about it. So don’t expect too much in the way of entertaining or enlightening insight here (not that you’ll necessarily get that in a day).
So yes, HANDBAGS. Those things you carry stuff in. Apparently BARREL and BUCKET and DUFFEL and CROSSBODY are all examples, but I didn’t know that until now. TOTE and MESSENGER too, but I thought of them more as bags in general than handbags. I accept that I was wrong about this. I solved it by using two hints and then looking for random words, instead of knowing them power are answers. It took a while and was annoying, but I’m glad the whole ordeal is over now. However, if you know anything about handbags, I suspect it was much more fun. This is all largely my fault, and not the game’s (on this occasion).
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday, November 25, Game #267)
- DATE
- MONTH
- HOLIDAY
- YEAR
- EVENT
- WEEK
- APPOINTMENT
- SPANGRAM: CALENDAR
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.
