Strands is the latest NYT word game after Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections, and it's a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands suggestions.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections Today and Quordle Today pages for tips and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle Today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Today's NYT Strands info is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #299) – track #1 – today's topic
What's the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands topic is… It's back in fashion
NYT Strands Today (Game #299) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
- SIX
- TIRE
- DARLING
- NONE
- platforms
- KEEP
NYT Strands today (game #299) – clue #3 – spangram
What's a clue for today's spangram?
• The decade of synth pop
NYT Strands today (game #299) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: top, third column
Last side: bottom, 4th column
Well, the answers are below, so DON'T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #299): The Answers
The answers to today's Strands game number 299 are…
- NEON
- PERMANENT
- MULLET
- SPANDEX
- BUN
- WINDBREAKER
- SPANGRAM: EIGHTY
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Maybe it says something about me, but I saw the words Break and Wind before I saw WINDBREAKER, although this is possibly because it's not the most obvious fashion of the EIGHTIES.
SPANDEX, which is an anagram of Expands, seems very particular to the 1980s, but there are probably more of them today than there were then, only now we call it Lycra.
In the UK, two very particular subsections of the male amateur cycling community have emerged in recent years: the Lycra Lads, road racers so obsessed with speed and time that they don't care who gets in their way when they turn “ aerodynamics”, and MAMILs which means Middle Aged Men in Lycra. I can't help but think we'd both be less interested in dressing in clingy fabrics if we still called it Spandex.
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Answers from yesterday's NYT Strands (Thursday, December 26, game #298)
- AUNT
- IN-LAW
- GRANDSON
- NIECE
- COUSIN
- UNCLE
- NEPHEW
- SPANGRAM: REUNION
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's new word game, after Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta, making it a full member of the NYT Games group and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check it out if you're struggling to get through it every day.