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 Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Wednesday, October 22 (Game #598).
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.
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 #599) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Please Don’t Eat Me!
NYT Strands today (game #599) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- POND
- LOVER
- SILLY
- FISH
- SOCK
- DIAL
NYT Strands today (game #599) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #599) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 1st row
Last side: right, 8th 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 #599) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #599, are…
- AZALEA
- HEMLOCK
- FOXGLOVE
- BELLADONNA
- LAMORISIER
- SPANGRAM: TOXIC
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
I think this is the longest I’ve ever spent completing a Strands game – especially one where I used a hint.
After typing in a few non-gaming words, I spotted the spangram first, quickly followed by AZALEA, the letter Z hanging helpfully in the bottom left corner.
The clue gave me HEMLOCK and I progressed slowly from there. OLEANDER was my last word, a word I would never have understood if the letters had been joined in a less easy way.
Luckily this happened even though I didn’t know what I was looking for. Such ignorance is also the reason one falls prey to TOXIC plants, so I will treat this game as an education.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Wednesday October 22, Match #598)
- BATTERY
- COIN
- PENCIL
- LACE
- THUMBTACK
- ADHESIVE TAPE
- SPANGRAM: WASTE DRAWER
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.
