NYT Strands Today – Hints, Answers and Spangram for Sunday October 6 (Game #217)
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 #217) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Do you have blue cheese?
NYT Strands Today (Game #217) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- LEAVE
- GLADE
- LEAF
- NICK
- JUGS
- TOAST
NYT Strands today (game #217) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Food in rows
NYT Strands Today (Game #217) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram contacts?
First: top, fourth column
Last: bottom, fifth column
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #217) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #217, are…
- BACON
- CHICKEN
- TOMATO
- VINAIGRETTE
- GREEN
- EGGS
- SPANGRAM: COB SALAD
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
I guess there might be a divide between people in the US and people in the rest of the world here. Or maybe I’m the only one who hadn’t really heard of a COBBSALAD and therefore had trouble solving this one. I was also very confused by the theme designation ‘Do you have a blue cheese?’, which made me think it was a French thing – because why else is it spelled ‘blue’ and not ‘blue’. So the whole thing was a bit mind-boggling.
I eventually figured it out, but it was really just a matter of trial and error. I saw BACON early on, and so did CHICKEN, so I realized it was a food-themed puzzle. It took me a while to find the others, and getting the spangram was entirely based on the fact that there was nothing else there by the time I got it. Not the most satisfying game for me – but if you know and like Cobb Salad (which sounds disgusting to me) then you might have found it just fine. Whoa hum.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday, October 5, Game #216)
- SHAME
- FAKE
- QUACK
- FAKE
- HOOK
- CHARLATAN
- HUMBUG
- SPANGRAM: THAT’S UNREAL
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.
