Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Sunday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, September 28 (game #574).
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 #575) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Chew on that!
NYT Strands today (game #575) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- LINE
- LEMON
- NINE
- FEVER
- STUN
- GREEN
NYT Strands today (game #575) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #575) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 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 #575) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #575, are…
- BUBBLE
- BERRY
- CINNAMON
- WINTERGREEN
- SPEARMINT
- SPANGRAM: GUMFLAVOR
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
BUBBLE and BERRY in opposite corners of the grid got me going today and from there on it was easy going.
In fact, I spent more time finding non-game hint words after I’d found all five gum flavors than I did playing the actual game. The only thing that slowed me down was the double-N in CINNAMON.
I used to be a big gum consumer until I pulled out a filling while chewing on some Juicy Fruit a few years ago. Since then, I’ve avoided it but I miss the fact that it kept my mouth busy and a lid on cravings.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Sunday, September 28, game #574)
- CLUBS
- KING
- QUEEN
- JACK
- SPADES
- DIAMONDS
- HEARTS
- SPANGRAM: INTHECARDS
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable that has been running for a year and which 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.
