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 Sunday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Sunday, October 19 (Game #595).
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 #596) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… “It’s in the Mail”
NYT Strands Today (Game #596) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- CHASE
- DISORDER
- BUNCH
- FURTHER
- SANDWICH
- DUDE
NYT Strands today (set #596) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #596) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, seventh row
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #596): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 596 are…
- MEMORANDUM
- SIGNATURE
- ROUTING
- NUMBER
- ADDRESS
- AMOUNT
- SPANGRAM: CHECKLIST
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
Playing from the UK I wasn’t sure of the terminology for mailing a check, but it all made sense in the end.
Ironically, considering this was a search on financial terminology, “chase” was the first non-game word I found, along with a few others that gave me a clue.
Getting MEMO didn’t help much, but then I saw the CHECKLIST, which helped reveal the SIGNATURE; It’s always a surprise when you realize that such a long word has been hiding in plain sight.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Sunday, October 19, game #595)
- DIP
- GELATIN
- BUTTER
- CIDER
- COMPOTE
- strudel
- FRITTER
- SPANGRAM: APPLES
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 get through it every day.
