Strands is the NYT's newest word game after Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's a lot of fun. It can be tricky, though, so read my tips for Strands.
Want more word based fun? Then check out the Wordle Today, NYT Connections Today, and Quordle Today pages for tips and answers on these games.
SPOILER ALERT: Information about today's NYT Strands is below, so don't read if you don't want to know the answers.
Your Strands Specialist
Your Strands Specialist
Mark McLaren
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NYT Strands today (game #260) – hint #1 – today's topic
• Today's NYT Strands topic is… Coming to Air
NYT Strands today (game #260) – hint #2 – keywords Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
NYT Strands today (game #260) – hint #3 – spangram
• water beasts
NYT Strands today (game #260) – hint #4 – spangram post
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NYT Strands today (game #260) – the answers
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The answers to today's Strands, game #260, are…
KILLER WHALE
DOLPHIN
STAMP
MANATEA
WALRUS
UNICORN
SPANGRAMMA: marine mammals
My rating: ModerateMy rating: 1 hint
These marine mammals are some of my favorite animals. There is something about DOLPHINS, SEALS and SEALS that are just so appealing, and as for the slightly scary but exciting NARWHAL and MANATEE… they are just wonderful, aren't they? I was surprised that the Whale was not among them, but otherwise all the big stars of the marine mammal world were here.
However, this Strands was difficult to complete because many of the words are unusually written. I actually used a hint for the first word, and when it gave me C, O, R, and A, it took me several minutes to put it together in ORCA! In the end I got there, as I suspect most people will, because there are only so many possible answers here. Getting started was difficult, but it doesn't require a lot of specialized knowledge, to say the least.
How did you do today? Email me and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Strands Answers (Sunday, November 17, Game #259)
TOWER
CASTLE
BRIDGE
FORTRESS
PALACE
MONUMENT
ARCH
SPANGRAM: LANDMARKS
Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta, so a full member of the NYT games is stable and playable on NYT Games website on a computer or mobile.
I have a full guide on how to play NYT Strands, with tips on how to beat it, so check it out if you're struggling to beat it every day.
