NYT Strands Today – Hints, Answers and Spangram for Friday, November 15 (Game #257)
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 #257) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Get dressed for lunch
NYT Strands Today (Game #257) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- SCREE
- BELIEF
- CHIDE
- REED
- TRUE
- BEL
NYT Strands today (game #257) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Rabbit food?
NYT Strands today (game #257) – 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, 4th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #257) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #257, are…
- KALE
- ICEBERG
- ROMAN
- WATERCRESS
- RADICCHIO
- SPANGRAM: SALAD VEGETABLES
- My rating: Simple
- My score: 1 tip
I’m not a fan of salad and rarely eat it, but even I was able to solve today’s simple Strands puzzle. Admittedly, I needed one hint to get started, as the theme clue from ‘Dress for lunch’ was just a bit too far on the cryptic side. Strands is a bit variable in this regard; Some days the theme clues give the game away, some days they’re only really useful once you use up a hint (or accidentally find an answer).
That’s hard to get right, though, and honestly it was an easy task to find the likes of ICEBERG, ROMAINE, WATERCRESS, and RADICCHIO once I got KALE on the board; Even if you don’t eat these SALADGREENS, you will definitely recognize the names.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday, November 14, Game #256)
- PLUM
- VEGETABLES
- PEACOCK
- MUSTARD
- ORCHID
- SCARLET
- SPANGRAM: DIRECTIONS
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.
