NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Saturday, January 25 (game #328)

NYT Strands homescreen on a mobile phone screen, on a light blue background
(Image credit: New York Times)

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 #328) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Seeing double

NYT Strands today (game #328) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

  • BALL
  • SOME
  • SELL
  • WOOL
  • WITH
  • TELL

NYT Strands today (game #328) - hint #3 - spangram

What is a hint for today's spangram?

Pairs

NYT Strands today (game #328) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 5th row

Last side: right, 5th row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #328) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 328 on a blue background

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #328, are…

  • BALLOON
  • COFFEE
  • SUCCEED
  • COMMITTEE
  • WHIPPOORWILL
  • SPANGRAM: LETTERS

  • My rating: Moderate
  • My score: 2 hints

A lovely spelling test for us today, as we searched for double-double-letter words – or, in the case of COMMITTEE and WHIPPOORWILL, triple-double-letter words.

I had never heard of the latter before, so it took me quite a while to get right. I’ve since learned that it’s a bird and it’s named after its distinctive WHIP-POOR-WILL call.

Meanwhile, there is only one English word with four sets of double letters – SUBBOOKKEEPER. I’m surprised Strands didn’t include that one.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.


Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Friday, 24 January, game #327)

  • QUICK
  • BRILLIANT
  • BRIGHT
  • CLEVER
  • INTELLIGENT
  • SPANGRAM: THATS GENIUS

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.

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