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.
- RICE
- TRACK
- CORE
- MILK
- TASTE
- CART
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 #319, are…
- ZOMBIE
- SIDECAR
- MARTINI
- STINGER
- COSMOPOLITAN
- SPANGRAM: COCKTAILS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 hint
When I saw today’s theme I initially feared that it was going to be about boring legal words (and who’d want that), but my concerns were soon eased when the first Hint gave me ZOMBIE – which is both a slow-moving human whose brain has been eaten by an inexplicable virus OR a delicious beverage made from rum, lime and grapefruit juice.
Why it’s called a Zombie is uncertain although I suspect you’d find navigating stairs tricky if you had more than a couple.
Strands also included the classic cocktail COSMOPOLITAN – not a word that I use very often, but one that was strangely satisfying to connect letter by letter.
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- BLUE
- RIGHT
- GRAY
- ORCA
- BALEEN
- HUMPBACK
- SPANGRAM: WHALES