Want a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears every day at midnight for your time zone – which means some people are still playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s.” If you are looking for Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Thursday, October 9 (Game #585).
Strands is the latest pun from The New York Times after Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so keep reading my Strands tips.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections Today and Quordle Today pages for tips and answers on these games, as well as Marc’s Wordle Today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: The information on today’s NYT Strands is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #586) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is…I’m Hungry
NYT Strands today (game #586) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
NYT Strands today (game #586) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 6 letters
NYT Strands today (game #586) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 3rd row
Last side: right, 4th row
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #586) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #586, are…
- STEW
- CHILE
- OKRA
- STEW
- JAMBALAYA
- TAGINE
- GOULASH
- SPANGRAM: ONEPOT
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
I’m quite happy that I managed today’s search without resorting to a clue, as it contained some tricky words – several of which I only knew from the Carpenters song. Jambalaya (on the bayou) – Crawfish Pie conspicuous by its absence.
My first thought about the “I’m hungry in a ladle” pun was soup, but after spotting RAGOUT, I knew we were looking for something a little more substantial; soup is not the kind of thing you need if you’re hungry.
It took me two attempts to get CHILI, because I chose the L and I in the wrong order, but that small issue aside, I played through this tricky game without any hiccups, which is something I always suffer from when eating chili!
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday October 9, Thu #585)
- CLOTHES
- CHARGER
- LAPTOP
- TOILETRIES BAG
- HELMET
- SPANGRAM: PACKITUP
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the not-so-new pun from The New York Times, after Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full member of the year-old NYT games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, with tips for solving it, so check it out if you’re struggling to beat it every day.
