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 Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, <a href="https://myappsplus.com/november-11-2026-new-apple-tv-feature-more/” title=”November 11, 2026 – New Apple TV feature, more”>November 11 (game #983).
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 #984) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Facing the music
NYT Strands today (game #984) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- TRACE
- REPOSE
- START
- PATIENCE
- STEW
- RENT
NYT Strands today (game #984) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
NYT Strands today (game #984) – 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 #984) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #984, are…
- PATRON
- VIEWER
- CONCERTGOER
- LISTENER
- SPECTATOR
- SPANGRAM: AUDIENCE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
I initially thought “facing the music” was about owning up to your responsibilities, as opposed to standing in a room facing some music.
Imagine if instead of telling our friends we were going out to a concert we told them we were off to “face some music” instead. They’d possibly think we were mad.
I must learn to take Strands more literally.
Anyway, this is my excuse for starting slowly and needing a hint. Even then, PATRON and then VIEWER didn’t get me moving. Fortunately the spangram — a basic left-to-right affair — finally set me on my way.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, November 11, game #983)
- LATS
- OBLIQUES
- BICEPS
- PECS
- QUADS
- HAMSTRINGS
- SPANGRAM: MUSCLEGROUP
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.
