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 instead you are looking for the Saturday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Saturday, October 18 (Game #594).
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 #595) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… To choose from
NYT Strands Today (Game #595) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- RELY
- DISC
- PRUDE
- TRAMP
- MOST
- CRUEL
NYT Strands today (set #595) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 6 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #595) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, fifth row
Last side: right, 4th row
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #595): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 595 are…
- DIP
- GELATIN
- BUTTER
- CIDER
- COMPOTE
- strudel
- FRITTER
- SPANGRAM: APPLES
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
When I heard my first two words, SAUCE and JELLY, I didn’t know anything and initially thought we were looking for different types of condiments.
Getting BUTTER didn’t help much either, but I went ahead and resisted using a hint. A good thing, as CIDER finally made me see that APPLES was the connection, confirmed by the thankfully brief spangram.
As this game demonstrates, APPLES are right up there with potatoes as a cheap, versatile product that you can do dozens of things with.
In the battle for what’s best, apples may win thanks to the wonder that is apple pie, but potatoes will always have chips. Hmmm… I can feel the release of a Netflix documentary approaching…
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Saturday, October 18, game #594)
- DETOUR
- CLOSING
- ALARM
- CLIMATE
- CONSTRUCTION
- SPANGRAM: RUNNINGLATE
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.
