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 #293) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Keeping the faith
NYT Strands today (game #293) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- MELT
- STEEP
- MORE
- SEEP
- SEED
- PREY
NYT Strands today (game #293) – hint #3 – spangram
What is a hint for today’s spangram?
• Places of worship
NYT Strands today (game #293) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: right, 4th row
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 #293) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #293, are…
- ABBEY
- TABERNACLE
- MOSQUE
- TEMPLE
- MONASTERY
- SPANGRAM: SACRED SPACES
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Today’s theme was an obvious one, but for one fleeting moment I thought Strands could be paying tribute to the Northern Soul musical movement of the 1970s, whose slogan was Keeping The Faith.
The scene is quite an anomaly in the history of British music and was centered around a handful of SACRED SPACES (night clubs) in northern English towns, which put on all-nighters playing rare soul records – and the rarer the better. Despite being relatively short lived it had a huge legacy, thanks to the music and the passion and fervour of its followers.
Right, Strands done, I’m off to listen to Tainted Love.
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Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Friday, 20 December, game #292)
- LOOP
- FLAKE
- CHARM
- SMACK
- PEBBLE
- CRUNCH
- CHEERIO
- SPANGRAM: CEREAL
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.