NYT Strands Today — Hints, Answers, and Spangram for Sunday, August 25 (Contest #175)
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 #175) – Hint #1 – Today’s Theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Into the forest
NYT Strands Today (Contest #175) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the hint system in the game.
- NEST
- JOB
- WINE
- ROPE
- SHOPPING CENTER
- CELL
NYT Strands Today (Contest #175) – Hint #3 – Spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• In the trees
NYT Strands Today (Contest #175) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
Which two sides of the board are affected by today’s spangram?
First: left, 4th row
Last: right, 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 #175) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands question, game #175, are…
- PINE
- WILLOW
- MAPLE
- SYCAMORE
- GINKGO
- CHESTNUT
- BEECH
- SPANGRAM: FOREST
- My rating: Simple
- My score: Perfect
Finding the right balance in Strands must be a tricky business, but it’s fair to say that the difficulty level can go either way. The theme clue is one of the main reasons for this – sometimes it’s cryptic, sometimes much simpler. Today’s ‘Into the Woods’ leaves little room for confusion about what’s required, and once you’ve found one of the easier answers – PINE, WILLOW or BEECH, for example – then your suspicions are confirmed. After that it’s simply a case of ticking them off one by one, which I managed to do without much fuss here.
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Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday, August 24, Contest #174)
- RICE
- SODA
- WATER
- OYSTER
- GOLDFISH
- SALTY
- SPANGRAM: CRACKERS
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.
