NYT Strands Today – Hints, Answers and Spangram for Thursday, November 7 (Game #249)
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 #249) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Extremely online
NYT Strands Today (Game #249) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
NYT Strands today (game #249) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• It’s all about me (or you)
NYT Strands Today (Game #249) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram comes into contact with?
First: top, 3rd 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 #249) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #249, are…
- TWEET
- AFTER
- PART
- LIKE IT
- TO FOLLOW
- REMARK
- REPORT
- SPANGRAM: SOCIALMEDIA
- My rating: Simple
- My score: Perfect
There are days when Strands is just too easy, and today is one of them. The SOCIALMEDIA theme became apparent as soon as I saw TWEET in the top left corner of the board, especially given the clue ‘Extremely Online’, and then it was just a matter of tracking down other related words. It helped that the spangram itself was the words SOCIALMEDIA, so there wasn’t even any ambiguity there. I was done and dusted in about two minutes, which is fine, but I would welcome a slightly tougher challenge tomorrow.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Wednesday, November 6, Game #248)
- GUITAR
- VIOLIN
- BANJO
- MANDOLIN
- UKULELE
- SITAR
- HARP
- SPANGRAM: STRINGY
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.
