Looking for a different day?
A new NEW Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people always play ‘today’s game’ while others play ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for the Thursday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Thursday, October 16 (Game #592).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game, following the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult though, so read on for my Strands tips.
Want more word-based fun? So check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle Today pages for tips and answers to these games, and Marc’s Wordle Today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER ALERT: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NEW Strands today (game #593) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Keeping going
NEW Strands Today (Game #593) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- perch
- HOOK
- SICK
- WELLY
- ROTA
- LAKES
NEW Strands today (game #593) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #593) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: bottom, 4th column
Last page: top, 3rd column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #593) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #593, are…
- CAPE
- CAVORT
- GALUMP
- SCUTTLE
- TRAIPS
- PRAISE
- SPANGRAM: SILLYWALKS
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
Fun topic aside, this was a really difficult game that included several words that I had heard of but never had a reason to spell.
Fortunately, I discovered plenty of non-game words and a hint gave me CAPER, which jump-started my slow progress around the board.
I immediately thought the theme referred to walking styles, but it wasn’t until I got the spanframe that I realized the category was SILLYWALKS.
I’m sure this search went well in the Czech city of Brno, as they organize a Silly Walks Festival every March in honor of Monty Python sketch, Ministry of Silly Wanderings. But I can’t help but be offended that TRAIPSE is considered “stupid” since that’s something I’m often told I do – being someone who isn’t happy to walk at anything resembling speed.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Thursday, October 16, Game #592)
- SPORT
- GEOGRAPHY
- MUSIC
- HISTORY
- FILM
- NEWS
- SPANGRAM: THE TRIVIANAT
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-anymore word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full-fledged member of NYT’s game stable that’s been running for a year and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a full guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips to solve it, so check it out if you struggle to beat it every day.
