Need some assistance with NYT Strands today? Today's theme — "What's your reaction?" — seems a little bit vague at first, but is revealed to be pretty clever when you have an answer or two on the board.
Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #339, as well as the answers, should it come to that. We'll start off with some clues, before building up to the full answer for Strands #339, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #339.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #339 is... "What's your reaction?"
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Immune response".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- CRANE
- MOAN
- READ
- TALE
- DARE
- DREAD
- CELLAR
Still struggling? The spangram will give you a hint about the connection word. Today, it starts with A and ends with S.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's ALLERGENS.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #339?
Drumroll, please...
- SMOKE
- POLLEN
- LATEX
- FRAGRANCE
- MOLD
- DANDER
- DUST
...and the spangram was ALLERGENS.
Strands #339
“What's your reaction?”
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Hi Strands fans. A good one this! While I initially assumed that "What's your reaction?" would refer to an emotional response ("excitement", "sorrow", etc.) it's actually all about allergic reactions.
Fortunately, I didn't have to use a clue, as I found SMOKE in the bottom-right corner, while trying to collect clue words for the helpful section above.
When it was confirmed to be one of the answers, I began looking for other nearby words, and found something that I myself am vulnerable to in summer: POLLEN.
At this point, it was clear what the theme reffered to, and I found a use for the 'X' in the top-left corner by connecting LATEX. I then found the spangram of ALLERGENS spelt from top to bottom of the board.
Now it was just a case of finding plausible things that can give people allergic reactions, not all of which I was familiar with. FRAGRANCE, for example, seemed a bit broad, but was indeed correct, and that allowed me to get MOLD directly below it.
Two answers were left to find on the opposite side of the grid. I found DANDER first, and that meant only DUST was left to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? You can find the full article on yesterday's Strands answers for game #338 right here.
