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.
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- CROP
- ELOPE
- FACE
- SACK
- PURE
- FEAR
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
The answers to today’s Strands, game #292, are…
- LOOP
- FLAKE
- CHARM
- SMACK
- PEBBLE
- CRUNCH
- CHEERIO
- SPANGRAM: CEREAL
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
The oldest commercial breakfast CEREAL Grape-Nuts doesn’t figure in today’s list of pulverized oats, tempered rice, toasted corn, defatted wheat germ and puffed wheat, aka CEREAL, and its many ultra-processed mouth-feels.
Of course, many cultures would never consider eating multi-colored cereals for breakfast – not even Grape-Nuts, which have managed to retain their air of sandal-wearing outdoorsy good health 127 years on – consuming eggs, rice, or meat-based meals instead. Recently I lasted all of two days following a diet plan that recommended salad for breakfast.
Despite its bad reputation, cereal isn’t always the worst option. Once when I was at a hostel in Amsterdam, I was given the following items for “breakfast”: a crispbread, a small box of chocolate sprinkles, and a can of Heineken. Give me a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch any day.
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- GLAM
- METAL
- PROGRESSIVE
- GRUNGE
- PUNK
- ALTERNATIVE
- SPANGRAM: ROCKING