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 Saturday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strand’s Tips and Answers for Saturday, October 25 (Game #601).
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.
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 #602) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Autumn
NEW Strands Today (Game #602) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- HARD
- SOUTH
- MOUTH
- FATE
- TONIC
- SNICK
NEW Strands today (game #602) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 6 letters
NEW Strands today (game #602) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 5th row
Last page: right, 5th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #602) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #602, are…
- Pumpkin
- CORN
- LEAVES
- SOCCER
- HARVEST
- MANUFACTURES
- SPANGRAM: AUTUMN
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
The theme was a little less cryptic than usual today, so I immediately went in search of AUTUMN. Instead of being buried under a pile of leaves, it was easily visible and a simple left to right.
This work done, I set about finding the most obvious words before looking for the more obscure ones; well, at least unclear to me. I doubt I would have thought of CORN if it wasn’t covered by PUMPKIN, while ORCHARDS took me much longer than it should have.
I once took a LØV bus tour when I visited Boston a few years ago, and the guide was so minimal in his descriptions of the trees that when we passed a particularly attractive display, he would simply shout “color,” which he did on and off for the next three hours.
I guess he started out giving descriptions of everything, but over time he realized that all people wanted was a warning about when to take a picture. I hear his voice in my head every year when the leaves turn. Color!
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Saturday, October 25, Game #601)
- WEREWOLF
- VAMPIRE
- SKINWALKER
- CHANGE
- SPANGRAM: SHAPESHIFTERS
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.
