NYT Strands Today – Hints, Answers and Spangram for Wednesday, October 9 (Game #220)
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 #220) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Full house
NYT Strands Today (Game #220) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- BIFF
- FRAME
- ITCH
- PANTING
- ROLLS
- DUST
NYT Strands today (game #220) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Where the heart is
NYT Strands Today (Game #220) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram comes into contact with?
First: right, 5th row
Last: left, 5th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #220) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #220, are…
- HALL
- OFFICE
- STUDY
- KITCHEN
- LIBRARY
- STOCK CUPBOARD
- LOBBY
- SPANGRAM: HOME ROOM
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
Either the NYT staff lives in much larger houses than I do, or they are taking a few liberties with the answers here, because my house does not contain an OFFICE, LIBRARY, PANTRY, or FOYER; I’m no aristocrat… Still, the central theme of ‘rooms in a house’ is fair enough, if it weren’t for the spangram being HOMEROOM, which is something else entirely.
Other than that, it’s not that tricky. The biggest problem is that so many rooms contain the word er, ROOM, which means bedrooms, bathrooms, dining rooms, etc. are all excluded. The challenge was to come up with rooms that did not contain the actual word ‘room’, and that took a while.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Tuesday, October 8, Game #219)
- FINAL
- PASSWORD
- SAFE
- BACKUP
- FIREWAL
- ENCRYPTION
- SPANGRAM: SAFETY
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.
