NYT Strands Today — Hints, Answers and Spangram for Wednesday, September 4 (Game #185)
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 #185) – Hint #1 – Today’s Theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… American beauty
NYT Strands Today (Contest #185) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the hint system in the game.
- TO DRAW
- DEPARTMENT
- WOOD
- SALAD
- BORING
- PLAN
NYT Strands Today (Contest #185) – Hint #3 – Spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Natural beauties
NYT Strands Today (Contest #185) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
Which two sides of the board are affected by today’s spangram?
First: right, 1st row
Last: left, 6th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Contest #185) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands question, game #185, are…
- BOWS
- GLACIER
- SERIOUS WOOD
- SAGUARO
- UNCLEAN
- SPANGRAM: NATIONAL PARKS
- My rating: Difficult
- My score: 4 tips
This is one of those Strands games that will prove much, much harder if you don’t live in (or know much about) the United States. I won’t complain about that at length – the New York Times is an American publication, so I understand why it’s focused there – but it makes for a deeply unsatisfying game from my perspective, as I had very little chance of solving it without a lot of hints. And why would I? I doubt the average American can name many British national parks…
So here my game was simply ask for a hint, find the word, find more hint words, ask for another hint, and repeat, repeat, repeat. I did get the spangram, plus BADLANDS, but I have to say I had never heard of SAGUARO, ARCHES, or GLACIER, so I really had very little chance of getting a perfect score here.
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Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Tuesday, September 3, Contest #184)
- TOLL
- RING
- SOUNDS
- PAL
- KNELL
- RINGING
- TINKING
- CALL
- SPANGRAM: RINGTONES
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.
