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 Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, October 1 (game #942).
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 #943) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… On the sly
NYT Strands today (game #943) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- SKINT
- FISH
- NEEDS
- SAVE
- GOAT
- NEAT
NYT Strands today (game #943) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
NYT Strands today (game #943) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #943) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #943, are…
- SHIFTY
- COVERT
- DEVIOUS
- STEALTHY
- FURTIVE
- SPANGRAM: SNEAKINGAROUND
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
I’m not saying that today’s words were hidden in a particular STEALTHY or COVERT way but after getting SHIFTY I hit a blank and resorted to our pal the hint to get moving.
Today’s words can be interpreted in several opposite ways. The first, is as creepy; the kinds of activities a nosey parker or, worse, a Peeping Tom might employ. Alternatively, they can be looked on more positively as the kind of skills a military operative might employ in an undercover operation — not that the Marines are likely to call what they do SNEAKING AROUND!
Today was also notable for an excellent spangram that snailed back on itself — kudos if you spotted it first.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Thursday, October 1, game #942)
- BREAK
- CRUMBLE
- COLLAPSE
- DISSOLVE
- FRAGMENT
- SPANGRAM: BEYONDREPAIR
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.
