NYT Strands Today – Hints, Answers and Spangram for Sunday, November 3 (Game #245)
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 #245) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… In my kingdom
NYT Strands Today (Game #245) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- HOUSEHOLD AID
- Ditch
- MATHEMATICS
- LOOSE SITTING
- MICE
- SOLO
NYT Strands Today (game #245) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Life, organized
NYT Strands today (game #245) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram contacts?
First: left, 4th row
Last: right, 3rd row
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #245) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #245, are…
- CLASS
- PHYLUM
- ORDER
- FAMILY
- KIND
- GENDER
- DOMAIN
- SPANGRAM: TAXONOMY
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
You may have to be a bit of a science nerd to solve today’s Strands, as there are a few words in them that not everyone will be familiar with. Or at least that many people won’t have heard it since biology lessons at school.
TAXONOMY, as the spangram puts it, is the subject of the game – and that word itself is difficult to find. But even more difficult are certainly PHYLUM and GENUS, the former in particular being a word that does not occur in any other context.
My own play went really well, because I’m a bit of a science nerd, and I got lucky with my first guesses. I found CLASS while looking for clue words to use in this column, and merged that with the theme clue “In My Kingdom” to determine what the central concept was. I then found FAMILY, SPECIES, and – yes – PHYLUM, and was able to complete the set without any major problems.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday, November 2, Game #244)
- PRINTER
- PAIR OF SCISSORS
- PENCILS
- STAPLER
- RULER
- SPANGRAM: OFFICE DELIVERIES
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.
