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 15 (Game #591).
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 #592) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… And the category is…
NYT Strands today (game #592) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- HISTORY
- CAT
- RAW
- APPEARANCE
- STAIN
- TESTS
NYT Strands today (game #592) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #592) – 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, 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 #592) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #592, are…
- SPORTY
- GEOGRAPHY
- MUSIC
- HISTORY
- MOVIES
- NEWS
- SPANGRAM: TRIVIANUIT
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
I had both “sport” and “history” as non-gaming words before seeing SPORTS and HISTORY – but once I did, I knew it would be about collecting the cheeses one by one, just like we did with Trivial pursuit at the time.
Personally, I love TRIVIANIGHT and it’s one of the things that kept me going during the pandemic, when I regularly connected online with friends and family and we each took turns quizzing each other, although it was often very different from the categories in this game, with murder, famous noses, Welsh castles and trousers all featuring in a parent’s quiz.
It was nice to see a spangram extending from side to side after yesterday’s unsatisfying snake, a feature that added to an enjoyable and just slightly tricky game.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Wednesday October 15, Match #591)
- OPEN
- CLOSE
- ALARM
- ENTRANCE HALL
- GROUND
- BASEMENT
- SPANGRAM: ELEVATOR BUTTONS
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.
