NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Tuesday, October 22 (game #233)
Our clues will help you solve the NYT's Strands today and keep that streak going
· TechRadarNews By Marc McLaren published 21 October 2024
Jump To:
- Hint #1: Today's theme
- Hint #2: Clue words
- Hint #3: Spangram
- Hint #4: Spangram position
- Today's answers
- Yesterday's answers
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.
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Your Strands expertMarc McLaren
Marc is TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief and has been obsessed with Wordle and its ilk for more than two years. He's authored dozens of articles on the game for TechRadar, including a daily today's Wordle answer column and a detailed analysis of the most common letters in Wordle in every position. He's also played every Wordle ever and only lost once and yes, he takes it all too seriously.
NYT Strands today (game #233) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Cool color!
NYT Strands today (game #233) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- BEAN
- BEES
- SAGE
- BOLT
- COAT
- WIRE
NYT Strands today (game #233) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Sky and sea
NYT Strands today (game #233) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First: right, 5th row
Last: left, 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 #233) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #233, are…
- COBALT
- AZURE
- TURQUOISE
- INDIGO
- NAVY
- PERIWINKLE
- SPANGRAM: THEBLUES
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
The theme clues for Strands can sometimes give away too much, and today was one of those days. 'Cool color!' screamed the hint, so clearly it was going to be shades of a particular color; 'cool' made it obvious it would be blue.
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