NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Thursday, October 31 (game #242)

Our clues will help you solve the NYT's Strands today and keep that streak going

31 Oct 2024, 00:02 · TechRadar

News By Marc McLaren published 31 October 2024

(Image credit: New York Times)

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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 #242) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Trick or treat!

NYT Strands today (game #242) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

RINSE
TRUSS
POSE
COPE
MINK
PUNK

NYT Strands today (game #242) - hint #3 - spangram

What is a hint for today's spangram?

• Fancy dress!

NYT Strands today (game #242) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First: left, 4th row

Last: right, 4th row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #242) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #242, are…

GHOST
MUMMY
WITCH
CLOWN
PUMPKIN
PRINCESS
PIRATE
SPANGRAM: COSTUME

My rating: Easy
My score: Perfect

I'm a staunch traditionalist when it comes to Halloween costumes: they need to be spooky, otherwise what's the point? I think this might be yet another cultural difference between America and the UK, possibly, although I increasingly see it creeping up on us over here too, with more and more people attending Halloween parties dressed as, well, whatever they want. And I say stop this! Go as a GHOST, go as a MUMMY, go as a WITCH. Maybe go as a PUMPKIN – not scary, but Halloween at least – or just about a CLOWN, if it's a scary one. Then again, they're all scary in a sense.

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