Looking for a different day?
A new NEW Strands puzzle pops up 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 Wednesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Wednesday, October 22 (Game #598).
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 #599) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Please don’t eat me!
NEW Strands Today (Game #599) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- POND
- LOVE
- FOOL
- FISH
- SOCK
- DIAL
NEW Strands today (game #599) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NEW Strands today (game #599) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 1st row
Last page: right, 8th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #599) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #599, are…
- AZALEA
- HEEL LOCK
- FOX HANDS
- BELLADONNA
- OLEANDS
- SPANGRAM: TOXIC
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
I think this is the longest I’ve ever taken to complete a Strands game – especially one where I used a hint.
After grabbing a few words that weren’t games, I spotted the spanframe first, quickly followed by AZALEA, with the letter Z hanging out in the lower left corner.
The hint gave me the HEMLOCK and I slowly progressed from there. OLEANDER was my last word, a word I would never have had if the letters had been connected in a less easy way.
Luckily it came together even though I didn’t know what I was looking for. Such ignorance is also how to become guilty of POISONOUS plants, so I will treat this game as an education.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Wednesday, October 22, Game #598)
- BATTERY
- COIN
- PENCIL
- LACE
- THUMB TACK
- TAPE
- SPANGRAM: JUNK DRAWER
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’re struggling to beat it every day.
