NYT Strands Today – Hints, Answers and Spangram for Monday October 14th (Game #225)
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 #225) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Go away!
NYT Strands Today (Game #225) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
NYT Strands today (game #225) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Packed and ready
NYT Strands Today (Game #225) – 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 #225) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #225, are…
- DOLLY
- BUNGEE
- TRUCK
- BOXES
- FOAM
- CRATE
- BAND
- BELT
- SPANGRAM: MOVING DAY
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 1 tip
It’s been a long time since I moved – fourteen years and counting, although before that I’d moved ten times in ten years. And honestly, none of my movements were anywhere near as organized as the fictional example of the NYT that gives answers like FOAM, BUNGEE and DOLLY; mine was strictly cardboard-boxes-tape-and-a-few-friends-in-a-rented-van.
My relative unfamiliarity with the subject aside, this is a pretty tricky Strands puzzle anyway, with lots of short words to find. Sure, short words are theoretically easier to spot than long ones because there are fewer possibilities for where the letters can go, but they can be harder to solve simply because there are a lot of four-letter words on the board, and if you don’t does, If you don’t know what the concept is, you don’t know where to start.
Coincidentally, I started working without help, but first discovered DOLLY and couldn’t imagine how that could relate to “Go Away!” Adding BUNGEE didn’t really help, and it wasn’t until I found TRUCK and BOXES that it all came together. However, I still needed one hint to get started in the bottom right corner of the board; this was a harder game than most we’ve played lately.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Sunday, October 13, Game #224)
- VEST
- SWEATER
- FLANNEL
- FLEECE
- VEST
- SHAWL
- SPANGRAM: FALLFASHION
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.
