NYT Strands Today — Hints, Answers, and Spangram for Tuesday, September 17 (Contest #198)
Strands is the latest word game from the NYT after Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections—and it’s a lot of fun. It can be tricky, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
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 #198) – Hint #1 – Today’s Theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… On the rebound
NYT Strands Today (Contest #198) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the hint system in the game.
- LOIN
- SURVIVAL
- GRAPHIC
- RING
- TO TAKE
- STRETCH
NYT Strands Today (Contest #198) – Hint #3 – Spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Up and down, back and forth
NYT Strands Today (Contest #198) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
Which two sides of the board are affected by today’s spangram?
First: right, 4th row
Last: left, 5th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Contest #198) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands question, game #198, are…
- SPRING
- TRAPOLINEN
- ECHO
- BASKETBALL
- KANGAROO
- SPANGRAM: LET’S BUNDLE
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 1 tip
I have only one problem with today’s Strands – and that’s the spangram. Unless LETSBOUNCE is an Americanism I’m unfamiliar with, I don’t see why that’s the answer, rather than BOUNCE itself.
This really confused me today; the combination of the theme clue and accidentally discovering SPRING led me to the general concept, and I was able to find TRAMPOLINE, ECHO, and BASKETBALL without too much trouble. However, I couldn’t make two words from the remaining letters. I saw that BOUNCE was there, but it didn’t turn blue (or yellow), and I couldn’t figure out what word would go before (or after) it. Finally I used a clue, which gave me KANGAROO, at which point the spangram revealed itself.
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Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday, September 16, Contest #197)
- CHEEK
- NOSE
- EARLOBE
- EYEBROW
- PARTITION
- NAVEL
- TONGUE
- SPANGRAM: PIERCING
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.
