NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Saturday, October 26 (game #237)

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

25 Oct 2024, 23:02 · TechRadar

News By Marc McLaren published 25 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 #237) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Sing-song

NYT Strands today (game #237) - hint #2 - clue words

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

RAIL
BALL
BELL
CABLE
SING
SALT

NYT Strands today (game #237) - hint #3 - spangram

What is a hint for today's spangram?

• No instruments required

NYT Strands today (game #237) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

First: left, 5th row

Last: right, 6th row

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

NYT Strands today (game #237) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #237, are…

ARIA
BALLAD
SHANTY
JINGLE
LULLABY
SPIRITUAL
SPANGRAM: VOCALMUSIC

My rating: Moderate
My score: 2 hints

I was mildly concerned when I uncovered ARIA as the first answer today. It was sitting prominently in the top-left corner of the board, and given that the theme clue was 'Sing-song' it seemed likely to be a solution. And it was. However, all I know about ARIAs is that they are an opera thing – and I know about as much about opera as I do about brain surgery. Probably less, frankly.

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