NYT Strands Today — Hints, Answers and Spangram for Tuesday, August 13 (Game #163)
Are you halfway through the Tuesday’s Strands puzzle and finding it a bit tricky? Do you only need a few more answers to finish it? Then read on for my hints below.
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 #163) – Hint #1 – Today’s Theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Just look it up!
NYT Strands Today (Contest #163) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the hint system in the game.
- BOOK
- TRAIN
- CHEST
- MERGE
- USER
- CREAM
NYT Strands Today (Contest #163) – Hint #3 – Spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Find the answers
NYT Strands Today (Contest #163) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
Which two sides of the board are affected by today’s spangram?
First: bottom, 3rd column
Last: top, 2nd column
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Contest #163) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands question, game #163, are…
- DICTIONARY
- THESAURUS
- HANDBOOK
- ATLAS
- ALMANAC
- SPANGRAM: REFERENCE
- My rating: Simple
- My score: Perfect
One for the kids here, with five answers that few people under 25 will likely have ever used. Okay, that’s a bit OTT; online dictionaries do exist, of course. But ALMANAC? HANDBOOK? ATLAS? I asked my own teenagers (both 14) and they had no idea what an ALMANAC was, at least. They had heard of the other two, but whether they would have thought to guess is another matter.
I had no problems, as a being of advanced age, and solved this fairly quickly. Although I’m not sure I would have gotten ALMANAC if it wasn’t the only word left when I got around to it…
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Yesterday’s Answers to NYT Strands (Monday, August 12, Contest #162)
- FLOSS
- TWERK
- MOON WALK
- FASHION
- RUSH
- PIROUETTE
- SPANGRAM: DANCE MOVEMENTS
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.
