NYT Strands Today – Hints, Answers and Spangram for Monday, November 11 (Game #253)
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 #253) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Here’s to your health!
NYT Strands Today (Game #253) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- LIST
- TRACT
- PLACE
- POSTED
- LEED
- CHARM
NYT Strands today (game #253) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Playhouse
NYT Strands Today (Game #253) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram comes into contact with?
First: top, 4th column
Last: bottom, 4th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #253) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #253, are…
- NURSE
- DOCTOR
- SURGEON
- PHARMACIST
- DENTIST
- SPANGRAM: MEDICAL CAREER
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 1 tip
I needed a hint to get started today, which isn’t unusual for Strands as the theme clues can sometimes be on the cryptic side of things. Today was “To Your Health!”, which to me suggested “Things You Say While Toasting Someone” or something like that – like CHEERS. But I couldn’t find that or any other, so asked for my hint and got NURSE.
At that point the task became a bit clearer and I was able to find DOCTOR, SURGEON and PHARMACIST without too much trouble. Admittedly, it took me a while to get the spangram, but once I had that in place I saw the final answer, DENTIST, and moved on.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Sunday, November 10, Game #252)
- JUMP
- CIVIL
- STRONG
- COMPANY
- BIRTHDAY
- SPARE TIME
- SPANGRAM: SUITABLE
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.
