NYT Strands Today – Hints, Answers and Spangram for Saturday October 5 (Game #216)
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 #216) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… No way!
NYT Strands Today (Game #216) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- GURST
- SHOPPING CART
- ASK
- SHRUB
- SHAME
- SINGING
NYT Strands today (game #216) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Can you believe it?!
NYT Strands Today (Game #216) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram contacts?
First: top, 1st 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 #216) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #216, are…
- SHAME
- FAKE
- QUACK
- FAKE
- HOOK
- CHARLATAN
- HUMBUG
- SPANGRAM: THAT’S UNREAL
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
After yesterday’s annoying Strands puzzle, today’s is much better. It’s tough, though: THATSUNREAL’s theme is tricky to identify, and you’ll probably have to accidentally get a few answers or use hints to get started.
That’s what happened to me; I found SHAM and FAKE while searching for clue words, and along with the theme clue of ‘No way!’ that was enough information to work with. Not that coming up with more words was easy; Through a mixture of luck and inspiration I got QUACK and PHONY, but I had to hunt for quite a while.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Friday, October 4, Game #215)
- TITLE
- ATLAS
- GLOW
- MANUALLY
- QUARTER
- REGISTRATION
- SPANGRAM: GLOVE BOX
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.
