NYT Strands Today — Hints, Answers and Spangram for Friday, September 20 (Game #201)
Strands is the latest word game from the NYT after Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections—and it’s a lot of fun. It can be tricky, though, so read on for 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 #201) – Hint #1 – Today’s Theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… A way with words
NYT Strands Today (Contest #201) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the hint system in the game.
- DIRTY
- STRICT
- POSE
- POSED
- DEAN
- DOSE
NYT Strands Today (Contest #201) – Hint #3 – Spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• The domain of a bard
NYT Strands Today (Contest #201) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
Which two sides of the board are affected by today’s spangram?
First: left, 4th 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 #201) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands question, game #201, are…
- RHYME
- FRESH
- METER
- STANZA
- SYNTAX
- DICTION
- SCANSION
- SPANGRAM: POETRY
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 2 tips
I’ve never been a fan of poetry, although I love words and language. Set it to music and it’s a different story – and I think the best lyricists are poets too. But ask me to talk about SCANSION and STANZA’s and I get a little lost. That’s all a way of justifying why I needed two clues to complete what some people will probably find a fairly simple Strands puzzle.
I figured out the theme early on, with the hint of ‘A way with words’ and the fact that I accidentally found RHYME, which set me on the right track. But while I saw a few more, I couldn’t get them all without needing a helping hand for METER and STANZA. Then I saw the spangram and the others were solved by a combination of guesswork and my little knowledge.
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Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday, September 19, Contest #200)
- SPIDER
- CENTIPEDE
- BEETLE
- TERMITE
- EARWIG
- SPANGRAM: SCARY CREASE
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.
