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 Saturday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, October 25 (game #601).
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.
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 #602) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Fall-ing
NYT Strands today (game #602) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- HARD
- SOUTH
- MOUTH
- FATE
- TONIC
- SNICK
NYT Strands today (game #602) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 6 letters
NYT Strands today (game #602) - 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 #602) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #602, are…
- PUMPKINS
- CORN
- FOLIAGE
- FOOTBALL
- HARVEST
- ORCHARDS
- SPANGRAM: AUTUMN
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
The theme was a little less cryptic than usual today, so I immediately went searching for AUTUMN. Rather than buried under a pile of leaves it was easily visible and a simple left to right.
This job done, I went about finding the most obvious words before looking for the more obscure ones; well, obscure to me at least. I doubt I would have thought of CORN if it was not encompassed by PUMPKINS, while ORCHARDS took me much longer than it should have.
I once went on a FOLIAGE coach tour when I visited Boston some years ago and the guide was so minimal with his descriptions of the trees that when we passed a particularly attractive display he would simply shout “color”, which he did on and off for the following three hours.
I guess he started out giving descriptions of everything, but over time realized all people wanted was a warning of when to take a photo. I hear his voice in my head every year when the leaves turn. Color!
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Saturday, October 25, game #601)
- WEREWOLF
- VAMPIRE
- SKINWALKER
- CHANGELING
- SPANGRAM: SHAPESHIFTERS
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.
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