NYT Strands Today – Hints, Answers and Spangram for Monday October 7 (Game #218)
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 #218) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Most excellent
NYT Strands Today (Game #218) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- SALE
- MUFF
- BLAND
- SHOT
- SHOT
- WEAR
NYT Strands today (game #218) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Good words
NYT Strands Today (Game #218) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram contacts?
First: left, 5th row
Last: right, 7th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #218) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #218, are…
- CHOICE
- GROSS
- SWELLING
- DANDY
- BOSS
- JUST
- HYPE
- SPANGRAM: That’s cool
- My rating: Simple
- My score: Perfect
Who knew there were so many words that essentially mean THAT’S COOL? I think so, because I’ve found them all – although I have to admit that I’ve never used the terms HYPE, RIGHTEOUS, SWELL, GROOVY, CHOICE, BOSS or DANDY to describe anything good. Always just cool.
Anyway, this is a pretty simple Strands puzzle, except that RIGHTEOUS is annoyingly hard to spell (that could be just me).
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Sunday, October 6, Game #217)
- BACON
- CHICKEN
- TOMATO
- VINAIGRETTE
- GREEN
- EGGS
- SPANGRAM: COB SALAD
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.
