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 Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games.
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 #269) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Come fly with me
NYT Strands today (game #269) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- FRONT
- SHUT
- WEST
- PILE
- SPILL
- GRIND
NYT Strands today (game #269) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Have wings, will travel
NYT Strands today (game #269) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First: bottom, 3rd column
Last: top, 4th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #269) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #269, are…
- FRONTIER
- UNITED
- VIRGIN
- DELTA
- SPIRIT
- SOUTHWEST
- SPANGRAM: AIRLINES
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
As with yesterday's game (see below for the answers if you missed them), this is a Strands puzzle that is perfectly acceptable but that which wasn't really one for me. I don't fly, generally, and I'm not based in the US – so the likes of UNITED, DELTA, SPIRIT and FRONTIER did not spring readily to mind. I didn't need a hint to get started, however, because I found FRONTIER by accident and once I combined that with the theme clue of 'Come fly with me' I had enough knowledge to know what was needed.
The trouble was, though I have heard of all of the AIRLINES included here, I couldn't think of them, so had to do a combination of word-searching and letter-pattern-searching until I got them all. So not the most fun, but I'm not blaming the NYT – this was just not the day for me.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, 26 November, game #268)
- TOTE
- BARREL
- MESSENGER
- BUCKET
- DUFFEL
- CROSSBODY
- SPANGRAM: HANDBAGS
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable and 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.
