NYT Strands Today — Hints, Answers, and Spangram for Friday, August 9 (Contest #159)
Here’s your final Strands puzzle of the week, brought to you by those fine folks at the NYT. Read on if you need my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Check out my Wordle Today, NYT Connections Today, and Quordle Today pages for hints and answers for those games.
SPOILER ALERT: Below is information about today’s NYT Strands. So don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands Today (Game #159) – Hint #1 – Today’s Theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Back to nature
NYT Strands Today (Contest #159) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the hint system in the game.
- LOOK
- TO BELONG
- GUST OF WIND
- ROS
- BIRD
- ROOK
NYT Strands Today (Contest #159) – Hint #3 – Spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Sleeping under the stars
NYT Strands Today (Contest #159) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
Which two sides of the board are affected by today’s spangram?
• First: left, 5th row
• Last: right, 5th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Contest #159) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands question, game #159, are…
- FISH
- CAMP
- STARGAZING
- FOOD
- WALKING
- BIRD WATCHING
- SWIMMING
- SPANGRAM: OUTSIDE
- My rating: Simple
- My score: Perfect
My only problem with today’s Strands puzzle is that the answers here don’t necessarily reflect my own camping experience. Don’t get me wrong, I love camping – but surely the answers should also include the words ARGUEWITHTHEKIDS, SHIVERINTHERAIN and WISHYOUWEREATHOMEINTHEWARM. But that’s Britain.
Anyway, this is a decent edition of Strands, though not too difficult. The theme clue gave the game away, but there is enough room for answers that not all of them were obvious.
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Yesterday’s Answers to NYT Strands (Thursday, August 8, Contest #158)
- MUSIC
- DRIVERS
- SUNSCREEN
- DRINKS
- NOODLES
- TOWELS
- SPANGRAM: POOL PARTY
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the new word game from the NYT, after Wordle and Connections. It is now out of beta and is therefore a full member of the NYT stable of games and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide to playing NYT Strands, complete with tips to solve the game. If you are having a hard time beating the game every day, you can definitely check it out.
