NYT Strands Today — Hints, Answers, and Spangram for Friday, September 6 (Contest #187)
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 #187) – Hint #1 – Today’s Theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Just right
NYT Strands Today (Contest #187) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the hint system in the game.
- BRIDGE
- PART
- SHARP
- BRIDE
- TO RIDE
- BRASH
NYT Strands Today (Contest #187) – Hint #3 – Spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• A bear story
NYT Strands Today (Contest #187) – 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 #187) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands question, game #187, are…
- PAP
- BEDS
- CHAIRS
- MOM
- BABY
- DADDY
- DIFFICULT
- SOFT
- SPANGRAM: THREE BEARS
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
A good Strands puzzle can itself look a lot like the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story that sets the theme for today’s game: not too easy, not too hard, but just right.
And by that standard this is is a good Strands puzzle, as it is located in the middle area and is certainly challenging, but not insurmountable.
The theme clue – mentioned earlier just right – gave a relatively lame hint at the concept, but luckily I saw PORRIDGE very early on and knew what was needed here. Finding the words, however, was another story. It’s been a long time since I read the story, of course, and while I remembered some parts – BEDS and CHAIRS were easy – I got a bit stuck after that.
Luckily, the process became a lot easier when I posted the spangram THREEBEARS. After a bit of thinking and a lot of searching, I was able to fill in the remaining answers.
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Yesterday’s Answers to NYT Strands (Thursday, September 5, Contest #186)
- POTATO
- TURN
- BEET
- TARO
- SWEET TURIP
- JICAMA
- SPANGRAM: ROOT VEGETABLES
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.
