NYT Strands Today — Hints, Answers and Spangram for Monday, September 2 (Game #183)
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 #183) – Hint #1 – Today’s Theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Order in the court!
NYT Strands Today (Contest #183) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the hint system in the game.
- COUNT
- TO STEAL
- SHOOT
- CHIN
- SHIN
- TRACK
NYT Strands Today (Contest #183) – Hint #3 – Spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Gentlemen and ladies
NYT Strands Today (Contest #183) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
Which two sides of the board are affected by today’s spangram?
First: right, 4th row
Last: left, 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 #183) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands question, game #183, are…
- ESQUIRE
- VISCOUNT
- KNIGHT
- QUEEN
- DUCHESS
- COUNT
- BARON
- SPANGRAM: TITLES
- My rating: Simple
- My score: Perfect
I am always pleased when I see a Q in a Strands puzzle. It is always followed by a U, which of course drastically reduces the words that can be made with it. Add to that the fact that there are also very few letters that can go before a Q – they are basically vowels or S, occasionally an R – and these words are usually not too difficult to discover.
There were two in today’s Strands, ESQUIRE and QUEEN, and I found both of them early on without any problems. That confirmed the central theme of the puzzle, which the ‘Order in the Court!’ clue wouldn’t necessarily have helped much with, and set me on my way to solving what was again a fairly simple game.
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Answers to Yesterday’s NYT Strands (Sunday, September 1, Contest #182)
- RICE
- AVOCADO
- SEAWEED
- MAYONNA
- CUCUMBER
- CRAB
- SPANGRAM: CALIFORNIAROLL
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.
