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’re looking for Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Thursday, October 16 (Game #592).
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 NYT Strands today is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #593) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is…keeping things moving
NYT Strands today (game #593) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- POLE
- CLASP
- GRIVOIS
- GOOD
- ROAD
- LAKES
NYT Strands today (game #593) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #593) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last face: bottom, 4th column
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #593) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #593, are…
- CAPER
- DO CABRIOLES
- GALUMPH
- SCUTTLE
- WALKING
- PRACTICE
- SPANGRAM: SILLY WALKS
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
Fun subject matter aside, this was a really tricky game, featuring several words I’d heard of but never needed to spell.
Luckily, I discovered a lot of non-gaming words and a clue gave me CAPER, which started my slow progress on the board.
I immediately thought the theme referred to walking styles, but it wasn’t until I received the spangram that I realized the category was SILLYWALKS.
I’m sure this research was well received in the Czech city of Brno, as they hold a Silly Walks festival every March in honor of the Monty Python sketch, The Ministry of Silly Walks. But I can’t help but be offended that TRAIPSE is considered “dumb”, as I’m often told – being someone who doesn’t like walking at full speed.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday, October 16, Match #592)
- SPORTY
- GEOGRAPHY
- MUSIC
- HISTORY
- MOVIES
- NEWS
- SPANGRAM: TRIVIANUIT
What are 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.
