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 Monday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Monday, October 20 (Game #596).
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 #597) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Unite
NYT Strands today (game #597) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- LIME
- RAGE
- HEART
- STRIVE
- LIVER
- TO HIRE
NYT Strands today (game #597) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #597) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 3rd 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 #597) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #597, are…
- OPENER
- SCENE
- BIS
- HEADLINER
- GOODS
- SPANGRAM: LIVE CONCERT
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
I don’t think I’ve ever spotted so many non-gaming words before and, unfortunately, this includes words I should have looked further for. If I had done that, I would have noticed that head was HEADLINER, open was OPENER and live was the LIVECONCERT spangram.
Instead, it was STAGE that put me on track to complete the game without resorting to any hints.
MERCHANDISE is an odd inclusion, and it was definitely the hardest word to spot, but I guess shelling out for a limited edition T-shirt or cap has become part of the concert experience.
In fact, at recent Oasis shows in London, many people queued to get in, not so they could get down to the front, but so they could buy the rarest products and then resell them online.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday October 20, Match #596)
- NOTE
- SIGNATURE
- ROUTING
- NUMBER
- ADDRESS
- AMOUNT
- SPANGRAM: CHECKLIST
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.
