NYT Strands Today – Hints, Answers and Spangram for Tuesday, November 5 (Game #247)
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 #247) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… More than just sports
NYT Strands Today (Game #247) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- DEFEAT
- DART
- CHAT
- MARE
- TO DARE
- SHOP
NYT Strands Today (game #247) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• In the club
NYT Strands today (game #247) – 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, 3rd row
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #247) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #247, are…
- BAND
- CHOIR
- DRAMA
- DEBATE
- YEARBOOK
- ORCHESTRA
- SPANGRAM: AFTER SCHOOL
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 6 tips
Well, this was a disaster. I needed six hints to solve today’s Strands, which means I needed hints for every answer except the spangram, which I got at the end when there were no other words that could possibly fit. And actually I had no idea what the theme was until very late.
Part of the problem was that in Britain, where I am, several of these AFTER SCHOOL activities are not common – or at least have different names. By the way, I have never seen BAND, YEARBOOK or ORCHESTRA at my children’s after-school activities. DEBATE, CHORUS and DRAMA are there – plus dozens of sports and many other activities – but I haven’t put them together to make the theme.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday, November 4, Game #246)
- check
- MINUTE
- JIFFFY
- FLASH
- MOMENT
- SECOND
- MOMENT
- DIRECTLY
- SPANGRAM: SMALL TIME
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.
