Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle<\/a>, Spelling Bee and Connections \u2013 and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.<\/p>\n Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today<\/a> and Quordle today<\/a> pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today<\/a> page for the original viral word game.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n NYT Strands today (game #566) – hint #1 – today’s themeWhat is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?<\/p>\n \u2022 Today’s NYT Strands theme is\u2026 Dire straits<\/p>\n NYT Strands today (game #566) – hint #2 – clue words<\/p>\n Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.<\/p>\n CLEANDUKEDICEMILEDUELTRIPNYT Strands today (game #566) – hint #3 – spangram lettersHow many letters are in today’s spangram?<\/p>\n \u2022 Spangram has 6 letters<\/p>\n NYT Strands today (game #566) – hint #4 – spangram positionWhat are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?<\/p>\n First side: left, 4th row<\/p>\n Last side: right, 1st row<\/p>\n Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Today’s best Get Better At Wordle deals<\/p>\n NYT Strands today (game #566) – the answers<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: New York Times)<\/p>\n The answers to today’s Strands, game #566, are\u2026<\/p>\n MUDDLEPICKLEDILEMMAMESSQUANDARYPREDICAMENTSPANGRAM: INAFIXMy rating: EasyMy score: Perfect<\/p>\n My first hunch was that today\u2019s Strands would be a search for Dire Straits songs \u2013 but that was very short-lived. Thankfully, this didn\u2019t come through, not least because I could only think of three of their songs and alone they\u2019d fill up the entire game.<\/p>\n In the end the theme didn\u2019t really match the words we were looking for, to me \u201cdire straits\u201d signifies an extreme situation where your options have run dry, whereas our search words describe a tangle that can be rescued.<\/p>\n Anyway, I digress. Starting my search in the top-left-hand corner I discovered PICKLE and from there worked my way around without getting myself in much of a MUDDLE. I can\u2019t imagine many found this game to be a PREDICAMENT.<\/p>\n Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Friday, September 19, game #565)RICECOCONUTALMONDMACADAMIAFLAXCASHEWSPANGRAM: NONDAIRYMILKWhat is NYT Strands?<\/p>\n Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site<\/a> on desktop or mobile.<\/p>\n![\"NYT](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/jexCaghjoPAhHsV6cwGXVB.jpg\")
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