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 Wednesday’s puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Wednesday, October 22 (Game #598).
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 #599) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Please Don’t Eat Me!
NYT Strands Today (Game #599) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- POND
- LOVER
- SILLY
- FISH
- SOCK
- TICK
NYT Strands today (set #599) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #599) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 1st row
Last side: right, eighth row
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #599): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 599 are…
- AZALEA
- HEMLOCK
- FOXGLOVE
- BELLADONNA
- OLEANDER
- SPANGRAM: POISONOUS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
I think this is the longest I’ve spent completing a Strands game, especially one where I used a hint.
After catching a few non-game words, I saw the spangram first, quickly followed by AZALEA, with the letter Z hanging helpfully in the bottom left corner.
The track gave me HEMLOCK and I slowly moved forward from there. OLEANDER was my final word, a word I would never have learned if the letters had connected in a less easy way.
Fortunately, everything turned out well even though I didn’t know what I was looking for. Such ignorance is also how one comes into contact with POISONOUS plants, so I will treat this game as an education.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Wednesday, October 22, game #598)
- BATTERY
- COIN
- PENCIL
- CORD
- BUG
- TAPE
- SPANGRAM: GARBAGE DRAWER
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.
