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 18 (Game #594).
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 #595) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Your choice
NYT Strands today (game #595) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- RELY ON
- DISK
- PRUDE
- DRIFT
- MOST
- CRUEL
NYT Strands today (game #595) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 6 letters
NYT Strands today (game #595) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 5th 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 #595) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #595, are…
- SAUCE
- JELLY
- BUTTER
- CIDER
- COMPOTE
- STRUDEL
- DONUT
- SPANGRAM: APPLES
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
When I heard my first two words – SAUCE and JELLY – I was in the dark and at first thought we were looking for different types of condiments.
Getting BUTTER didn’t help much either, but I kept going and resisted using a hint. A good thing, because CIDER finally made me realize that APPLES was the connection, confirmed by the mercifully short spangram.
As this game proves, APPLES are right up there with potatoes as a cheap, versatile product that you can do dozens of things with.
In the battle of best, apples might win thanks to the wonder that is apple pie, but potatoes will always get fries. Hmmm… I feel a pitch for a Netflix documentary coming…
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday October 18, Match #594)
- DETOUR
- CLOSING
- ALARM
- WEATHER REPORT
- CONSTRUCTION
- SPANGRAM: LATE
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.
