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 Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Saturday, October 11 (Game #587).
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 #588) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Do the Same
NYT Strands today (game #588) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- DIET
- MOW
- SOCKET
- CRETE
- WHITE
- BRICK
NYT Strands today (game #588) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #588) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 5th 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 #588) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #588, are…
- SPIKES
- HEARTS
- WHIST
- BRIDGE
- PINOCHLE
- EUCHRE
- SPANGRAM: FILMING
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 tips
This game played a real trick on me – ironic considering the spangram.
I started out thinking that ‘following suit’ must mean card suits and after easily getting spades and hearts, I set about looking for diamonds, clubs and a joker. Having found none of these, I decided to take inspiration from the non-gaming words I had spotted, which gave me WHIST.
Spangram and BRIDGE were easy to spot, but the last two decks really drove me crazy. Another hint helped me narrow things down, which I needed, having never played either PINOCHLE or EUCHRE.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday October 11, Match #587)
- PEACOCK
- ARQUES
- APPLE
- BUBBLE EYE
- SHELL
- SWOOSH
- SPANGRAM: ICONICLOGOS
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.
