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 the Friday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Friday, October 24 (Game #600).
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 #601) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is…Quite a Transformation!
NYT Strands today (game #601) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- SKIN
- ARROW
- TO WALK
- HEEL
- SCANNING
- HANG
NYT Strands today (game #601) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NYT Strands today (game #601) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: right, 2nd row
Last side: left, 6th 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 #601) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #601, are…
- werewolf
- VAMPIRE
- SKIN STEP
- CHANGE
- SPANGRAM: SHAPE CHANGERS
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
There were only five words to find today but it wasn’t easy.
I found my first three mythical creatures while searching for non-gaming words for a clue. In the case of SKINWALKER, this happened after seeing “skin” and then “walker” separately.
It was more or less the same with SHAPESHIFTERS, which appeared out of nowhere and transformed into a spangram snake.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Friday, October 24, Game #600)
- ROCK
- BRONZE
- SPACE
- INFORMATION
- IRON
- INDUSTRIAL
- SPANGRAM: HISTORY
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.
