NYT Strands Today – Hints, Answers and Spangram for Tuesday, November 12 (Game #254)
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 #254) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Spell it out
NYT Strands Today (Game #254) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- JOB
- ROOT
- BAND
- STORY
- HAND
- GRAPHIC
NYT Strands Today (game #254) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• It’s phonetic
NYT Strands Today (Game #254) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram comes into contact with?
First: left, 5th row
Last: right, 6th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #254) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #254, are…
- ECHO
- VICTOR
- DELTA
- FOXTROT
- GOLF
- TANGO
- BRAVO
- SPANGRAM: NATOALPHABET
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 1 tip
I’ve used the NATO ALPHABET so much in the past month that those code words should be burned into my head. I had some work done on my car and spent what seemed like hours on the phone with people (garage, insurance, car rental company, etc.) to give them my license plate number, address, zip code, etc. The phonetic alphabet was the obvious way I could guarantee they would get my information down correctly, but I always struggled to remember some of the details. What was K again? KING? KITTEN? Was P PEPPER or PETER or PIGGY or PUPIL? None of them of course – K is KILO and P is DAD, but hey, I was never in the army…
Luckily, all the answers in today’s Strands were the ones I knew, but I did need a hint to get started. I also had trouble with the spangram. I found ALPHABET early on, but didn’t realize it needed the NATO part at first until I had completed most of the other answers. Anyway, SIERRA ECHO ECHO YANKEE OSCAR UNIFORM TANGO OSCAR MIKE OSCAR ROMEO ROMEO OSCAR WHISKEY!
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Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday, November 11, Game #253)
- NURSE
- DOCTOR
- SURGEON
- PHARMACIST
- DENTIST
- SPANGRAM: MEDICAL CAREER
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.
