NYT Strands Today – Tips, Answers and Spangram for Friday, September 20 (Game #201)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult though, so read on for my Strands tips.
Want more word fun? Check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for tips and answers to these games.
SPOILER ALERT: Information about today’s NYT Strands is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (Game #201) – Clue #1 – Today’s Topic
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… A path with words
NYT Strands Today (Game #201) – Clue #2 – Clue Words
Play any of these words to unlock the hint system in the game.
- DIRTY
- STRICT
- POSE
- PLACED
- DEAN
- DOSE
NYT Strands Today (Game #201) – Clue #3 – Spangram
What is a clue for today’s spangram?
• The Domain of a Bard
NYT Strands Today (Game #201) – Clue #4 – Spangram Position
Which two sides of the board does today’s spangram touch?
First: left, 4th row
Last: right, 5th row
That’s right, the answers are below, SO DON’T SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (Game No. 201) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, Game No. 201, are…
- RHYME
- VERSE
- METER
- VERSE
- SYNTAX
- DICTION
- SCANNING
- SPANGRAM: POETRY
- My rating: Moderate
- My result: 2 Notes
I’ve never been a fan of poetry, although I love words and language. When you put it to music, that’s another thing – and I guess the best lyricists are poets too. But when I’m asked to talk about SCANSION and STANZAS, I’m a little stumped. All of which is a way of justifying why I needed two clues to solve what will probably be a pretty simple Strands puzzle for some people.
I figured out the topic early on, and the clue “A skill with words” and the fact that I happened to come across RHYME put me on the right track. But while I discovered a few more, I couldn’t figure out all of them without needing a helping hand with METER and STANZA. After that, I discovered the spangram, and the others were solved essentially by a combination of guesswork and my minimal knowledge.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday, September 19, Game #200)
- SPIDER
- CENTIPEDE
- BEETLE
- TERMITE
- EARWORM
- SPANGRAM: CRAWLING TISSUE
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now out of beta, a full member of the NYT games portfolio, and can be played on desktop or mobile at the NYT Games site.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands with solution tips, so check it out if you’re having trouble solving the puzzle every day.
