By Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #332) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Show of hands
NYT Strands today (game #332) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- TRAM
- SHOW
- TIME
- SLOPE
- PUCK
- FIRE
NYT Strands today (game #332) – hint #3 – spangram
What is a hint for today’s spangram?
• Toy that comes with strings
NYT Strands today (game #332) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 6th column
Last side: left, 6th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #332) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #332, are…
- SOCK
- GLOVE
- STICK
- SHADOW
- FINGER
- MARIONETTE
- SPANGRAM: PUPPET MASTER
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 2 hints
Another super-long Spangram snake – so long that even though I’d got all of the main words I still struggled to identify it.
This was one of those Strands puzzles where nothing made sense until it was done. When I saw the clue, and the first two words I got were SOCK and GLOVE, I initially thought we were looking for words connected with boxing.
It wasn’t until I sighted MARIONETTE – definitely no boxing connection there – that reality slowly began to dawn and hazy memories of Sesame Street surfaced in my mind’s eye.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, 28 January, game #331)
- CROP
- REINS
- SADDLE
- HARNESS
- BRIDLE
- SPURS
- SPANGRAM: HORSEBACK RIDING
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.
