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.
- SHINE
- RISE
- STARE
- SNOW
- NOEL
- GREED
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 #283, are…
- VISE
- DRILL
- LATHE
- PLANE
- CHISEL
- JIGSAW
- SANDER
- SPANGRAM: WOODWORKING
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 hints
The theme “board certified” confused me today: PLANE, LATHE, DRILL – were these acronyms for organizations with boards? What are you doing to me, Strands?
It all became clear once the Spangram snake appeared. My mind wandered back to my dim and distant schooldays, the smell of sawdust in the air as I used a JIGSAW and a CHISEL to fashion a magnificent butt joint as I toiled away creating a spectacularly ugly spice rack that was given pride of place in my family kitchen – until it fell apart two days later under the weight of a single jar of turmeric powder. I was about as good back then at WOODWORKING as I am at Strands now.
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- FILM
- FLICK
- MOVIE
- PICTURE
- SHORT
- TALKIE
- FEATURE
- SPANGRAM: CINEMATIC