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 21 (Game #597).
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 #598) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Catch all
NYT Strands today (game #598) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- GOOD
- POLICE
- WAKE UP
- SLUMS
- MULE
- PATER
NYT Strands today (game #598) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #598) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 6th row
Last side: right, 6th 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 #598) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #598, are…
- BATTERY
- COIN
- PENCIL
- LACE
- THUMBTACK
- ADHESIVE TAPE
- SPANGRAM: WASTE DRAWER
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
As I slowly found all these words, I kept wondering: what is the connection between all these random things? It wasn’t until I finally received the spangram that I realized that this random stuff was the connection.
Every house has a JUNKDRAWER, although I think ours has several – one dedicated exclusively to cables that may or may not belong to appliances that were discarded many years ago, but the cables were saved.
The others contain similar items to today’s search, roughly categorized as “may be useful someday”, even though we all know they never will be and if the day comes when you need a radiator key, shoelace or PENCIL, you won’t be able to find them in the JUNKDRAWER and will buy a new one instead.
A very tricky game to detect the theme, but not too tricky in terms of research and execution. Overall, it’s a bit like finding exactly what you were looking for in the JUNKDRAWER – strangely satisfying.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Tuesday October 21, match #597)
- OPENER
- SCENE
- BIS
- HEADLINER
- GOODS
- SPANGRAM: LIVE CONCERT
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.
