NYT Strands Today – Hints, Answers and Spangram for Sunday, December 1 (Game #273)
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 #273) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Old hang-ups
NYT Strands Today (Game #273) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- STRICT
- CHIT
- CHOIR
- GREED
- LION
- CARD
NYT Strands Today (game #273) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Pick up when you get there
NYT Strands today (game #273) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram comes into contact with?
First: right, 4th row
Last: left, 3rd row
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #273) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #273, are…
- RECIPIENT
- SWITCH
- BEL
- CRADLE
- horn
- BEL
- SPANGRAM: ROTARY PHONE
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
This was another fun Strands puzzle, with a simple theme in some ways, but more interesting than some for both the nostalgia factor and the fact that the era made it more difficult.
We’re talking about the ROTARYPHONE, a device that young people under 30 will probably only know from TV shows like Stranger Things. It really seems incredible that these were ubiquitous in the 1990s – or certainly the 1980s – but are now barely seen. On the other hand, it seems equally unlikely that people on the road won’t be able to contact you, or that only one member of a household can make a phone call at a time.
The theme clue here was pretty cryptic, but I saw RECEIVER by accident and that immediately gave me the concept. Then it was a matter of plundering my childhood memories of living in a world where you actually had to remember people’s phone numbers…
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Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday, November 30, Game #272)
- WIND
- TO LIVE
- COME
- SIMPLE
- REAL
- BLAWS
- FANTASY
- SPANGRAM: BOHEMIANRHAPSODY
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.
