NYT Strands Today — Hints, Answers and Spangram for Monday, September 23 (Game #204)
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 #204) – Hint #1 – Today’s Theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Gnaw on everything
NYT Strands Today (Contest #204) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the hint system in the game.
- PINE
- TRACK
- CHIC
- STUD
- STUDIO
- MAST
NYT Strands Today (Contest #204) – Hint #3 – Spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• House of the Mouse!
NYT Strands Today (Contest #204) – 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 #204) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands question, game #204, are…
- HAMSTER
- MUSKRAT
- SQUIRREL
- CHINCHILLA
- PORCUPINE
- SPANGRAM: RODENTS
- My rating: Simple
- My score: 1 tip
I’m a bit annoyed that I didn’t get a perfect score today, because this is another fairly easy Strands puzzle from the NYT. But I needed a hint to get me started, and there were no answers to it despite the (in retrospect) relatively obvious theme clue. The frustrating thing is that ‘Gnaw-it-alls’ did suggest an animal, and I looked for beaver – which seemed the most obvious example. But there wasn’t one, and I used a hint to get me started.
Once I had that first word (HAMSTER) it all became a lot easier. MUSKRAT and SQUIRREL were easy, the spangram even easier, and although the last two were harder, largely because of their spelling, I finished the game in just five minutes.
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Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Sunday, September 22, Contest #203)
- BRAIN
- LIVER
- HEART
- KIDNEYS
- STOMACH
- LUNGS
- SPANGRAM: INTERNAL ORGAN
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.
