Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, October 8 (game #584).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #585) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Just in case
NYT Strands today (game #585) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- PLACE
- SACK
- GRACE
- LIKE
- SPIRE
- HARP
NYT Strands today (game #585) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #585) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 4th column
Last side: top, 3rd column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #585) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #585, are…
- CLOTHES
- CHARGER
- LAPTOP
- TOILETRIES
- HEADPHONES
- SPANGRAM: PACKITUP
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
A nice and easy search today.
I am a list addict and always make at least two lists of things not to forget whenever I go away, but somehow still manage to always forget something and have to buy underwear or a phone CHARGER at the airport.
Therefore, I snapped to it when I worked out the “Just in case” was about the prime requirements of things needed in your luggage.
I know one couple who are so organized that they have a bag all ready, set and filled with all these essential things in a cupboard by their front door in case they need to rush off somewhere in a hurry. I aspire to be that forward thinking, but I know I’d still forget something.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, October 8, game #584)
- FEEDBACK
- TREBLE
- VOLUME
- REVERB
- BASS
- MIDRANGE
- SPANGRAM: SOUNDCHECK
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.