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 #310) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Women on the Front Line
NYT Strands Today (Game #310) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- DRAMA
- READ
- DANDY
- FEET
- LARD
- ARCHIVE
NYT Strands today (game #310) – clue #3 – spangram
What’s a clue for today’s spangram?
• Great ladies
NYT Strands today (game #310) – 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, 5th row
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #310): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 310 are…
- GAGA
- BIRD
- JAM
- BUNNY
- FINGER
- FREEDOM
- SLIPPER
- SPANGRAM: LADIES
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 track
Today’s Strands features some very famous ladies of the human and non-human variety.
My favorite is missing from the list: Lady Montitlen, who has come to describe the phenomenon of misheard lyrics. Journalist Sylvia Wright coined the term in the 1950s after admitting that as a child she misheard the words “put it in the green” as Lady Mondeden in the ballad. The Bonnie Earl of Moray.
Famous Montitlens include people hearing “there is a bathroom on the right” instead of “there is a bad moon rising” in bad moon rising and “the girl with the kaleidoscopic eyes” in the Beatles classic Lucy in the sky with diamonds while “the girl with colitis passes.”
Coincidentally, Lady MARMALADE is a common Montitlen, particularly the version by Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya and Pink, where people misinterpret “Creole Lady Marmalade” as “Free old Lady Marmalade” and “Voulez-vous Coucher avec moi” as a crochet invitation with Sasquatch.
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Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Monday, January 6, game #309)
- CREAM
- IVORY
- LINEN
- VANILLA
- EGGSHELL
- CHAMPAGNE
- SPANGRAM: WHITE RED
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s new word game, after Wordle and Connections. It’s now out of beta, making it a full member of the NYT Games group 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.
