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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, February 7 (game #341).
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 #342) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Westminster assembly
NYT Strands today (game #342) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- NUDE
- GOING
- SPOON
- RIDER
- KING
- DROWN
NYT Strands today (game #342) – hint #3 – spangram
What is a hint for today’s spangram?
• Well bred
NYT Strands today (game #342) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 5th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #342) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #342, are…
- WORKING
- HOUNDS
- HERDING
- TOYS
- TERRIERS
- SPORTING
- SPANGRAM: DOG GROUP
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 2 hints
Despite being a big fan of the movie Best In Show – which parodies the prestigious and pretentious dog show world – it took me ages before I realized what today’s theme was about.
Being British, Westminster automatically triggers thoughts of the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and all that tourist malarky, rather than The Westminster Kennel Club and its many canine categories.
Despite my ignorance, this was still a really enjoyable puzzle, with dozens of hint words lurking in the grid to throw us off scent. Top marks, Strands.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Friday, 7 February, game #341)
- EMBROIDERY
- LACE
- FRINGE
- TASSEL
- SEQUINS
- SPANGRAM: CLOTHING ACCENTS
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.
