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 25 (Game #601).
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 NYT Strands today is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #602) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Fall-ing
NYT Strands today (game #602) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- HARD
- SOUTH
- MOUTH
- FATE
- TONIC
- SMALL NOTCH
NYT Strands today (game #602) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 6 letters
NYT Strands today (game #602) – 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, 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 #602) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #602, are…
- PUMPKINS
- BUT
- FOLIAGE
- SOCCER
- HARVEST
- ORCHARDS
- SPANGRAM: AUTUMN
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
The theme was a little less cryptic than usual today, so I immediately started looking for AUTUMN. Rather than being buried under a pile of leaves, it was easily visible and plain from left to right.
This work accomplished, I began to look for the most obvious words before looking for the most obscure; well, obscure for me at least. I doubt I would have thought of CORN if it hadn’t been subsumed under PUMPKINS, while ORCHARDS took me a lot longer than I expected.
I once took a FOLIAGE coach tour when visiting Boston a few years ago and the guide was so minimal in his descriptions of the trees that when we passed a particularly attractive display he simply shouted “color,” which he did off and on for the next three hours.
I guess he started out by describing everything, but over time he realized that all people wanted was a warning of when to take a photo. I hear his voice in my head every year as the leaves turn. Color!
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday October 25, Match #601)
- werewolf
- VAMPIRE
- SKIN STEP
- CHANGE
- SPANGRAM: SHAPE CHANGERS
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.
