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 Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Tuesday, October 14 (Game #590).
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 #591) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Rising?
NYT Strands today (game #591) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- BRAVE
- ARMOR
- PETS
- SEWING
- VOTE
- BLOG
NYT Strands today (game #591) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 15 letters
NYT Strands today (game #591) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 3rd column
Last side: top, 4th column
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #591) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #591, are…
- OPEN
- CLOSE
- ALARM
- ENTRANCE HALL
- GROUND
- BASEMENT
- SPANGRAM: ELEVATOR BUTTONS
- My rating: Moderate
- My rating: Perfect
Finding OPEN and CLOSED in quick succession, followed by ALARM, really helped me complete today’s shutters. Without that, I think I would have really struggled because I had no idea what the theme was referring to.
As is often the case with Strands, I saw the two-step ELEVATORBUTTONS spangram and was disappointed to see that it didn’t make a full trip up and down, stopping a line before a round trip to the GROUND FLOOR.
I also managed to complete the game without much thought about getting stuck in an ELEVATOR – although, to be honest, my real fear is being stuck in an elevator with no snacks.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Tuesday October 14, Match #590)
- PEBBLE
- ROCK
- ROCK
- JELLY
- DINNER
- CROISSANT
- SPANGRAM: ROCKANDROLL
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.
