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 25 (Game #601).
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.
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 (set #602) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Falling
NYT Strands Today (Game #602) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- HARD
- SOUTH
- MOUTH
- DESTINATION
- TONIC
- COURT
NYT Strands today (set #602) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 6 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #602) – 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, 5th row
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #602): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 602 are…
- PUMPKINS
- CORN
- FOLIAGE
- AMERICAN FOOTBALL
- HARVEST
- ORCHARDS
- SPANGRAM: AUTUMN
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
The topic was a little less cryptic than usual today, so I immediately went looking for AUTUMN. Instead of being buried under a pile of leaves, it was easily visible and simple from left to right.
Once this work was done, I started looking for the most obvious words before looking for the more obscure ones; well, dark at least for me. I doubt I would have thought about CORN if it wasn’t encompassed by PUMPKINS, while ORCHARDS took me much longer than it should.
I once took a FOLIAGE coach tour when I visited Boston a few years ago and the guide was so minimalist with his descriptions of the trees that when we passed a particularly attractive display he would simply shout “color,” which he did intermittently for the next three hours.
I guess he started out giving descriptions of everything, but over time he realized that all people wanted was a warning about when to take a photo. I hear his voice in my head every year when the leaves change. Color!
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Saturday, October 25, game #601)
- WEREWOLF
- VAMPIRE
- skin walker
- CHANGING
- SPANGRAM: SHAPE CHANGERS
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.
