NYT Strands Today – Hints, Answers and Spangram for Tuesday, November 19 (Game #261)
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 #261) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Pick-ups
NYT Strands Today (Game #261) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- ARM
- AFTER
- check
- FORT
- SNORT
- NEWS
NYT Strands today (game #261) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Kitchen supplies
NYT Strands Today (Game #261) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram comes into contact with?
First: left, 4th row
Last: right, 5th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #261) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #261, are…
- KNIFE
- TANG
- FORK
- SPOON
- SKEWER
- SPORK
- CHOPSTICKS
- SPANGRAM: TERMS OF USE
- My rating: Simple
- My score: Perfect
This is about as simple as Strands: I suspect a five-year-old knows most of these words and can probably spell half of them. Bonus points for the NYT including SPORK and SPOON and FORK for making up the numbers; does anyone really use a SPORK? SKEWER is probably the only vaguely difficult word here, as I don’t expect to find it in the company of the other UTENSILS here. Well, except at a barbecue, but that’s pretty rare in my area.
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Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday, November 18, Game #260)
- ORCA
- DOLPHIN
- SEAL
- MANAT
- WALRUS
- NARWHAL
- SPANGRAM: SEA WORSHIP
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.
