Are you looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone, which means some people are always playing “today’s game” while others play “yesterday’s.” If you are instead looking for the Thursday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Thursday, October 16 (Game #592).
Strands is the latest NYT word game after Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections, and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands suggestions.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections Today and Quordle Today pages for tips and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle Today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Today’s NYT Strands info is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #593) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Keeping Moving
NYT Strands Today (Game #593) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- PERCH
- CLASP
- COOL
- GOOD
- LIST
- LAKES
NYT Strands today (set #593) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #593) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, third column
Last side: bottom, 4th column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #593): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 593 are…
- CAPER
- CAVORT
- JUMP
- HATCH
- TRUDGE
- CAPER
- SPANGRAM: SILLY RIDE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
Funny thing aside, this was a really complicated game, involving several words I’d heard of but never had reason to spell.
Luckily, I discovered a lot of non-game words and a clue gave me CAPER, which started my slow progress around the board.
I immediately thought the topic was about walking styles, but it wasn’t until I got the spangram that I realized the category was SILLYWALKS.
I’m sure this quest was well received in the Czech city of Brno, as every March they organize a Silly Walks festival in honor of the Monty Python sketch, The Ministry of Silly Walks. But I can’t help but feel offended that TRAIPSE is considered “dumb,” since it’s something I’m often told I do: being someone who doesn’t like walking at any speed.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Thursday, October 16, game #592)
- SPORTS
- GEOGRAPHY
- MUSIC
- HISTORY
- CINEMA
- NEWS
- SPANGRAM: TRIVIANIGHT
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new word game, after Wordle and Connections. It is now a full member of the NYT Games group that has been running for a year and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check it out if you’re struggling to beat it every day.
