The work week ends here, at least for some people – but you shouldn’t put down your tools and start relaxing until you’ve solved today’s Strands puzzle. Okay, that’s not an official requirement – no, I don’t have the power to force people to play – but it gets your brain working ahead of that last day of work.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about today’s NYT Strands is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #47) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Go to work!
NYT Strands Today (Game #47) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
What are good keywords these days?
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
• BUSINESS SUIT
• TRACKING
• FATE
• WATER
• SWEARED
• TO SORT
NYT Strands today (game #47) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Entertainment on the go
NYT Strands Today (Game #47) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
Where does today’s spangram begin and end?
• Start: bottom, 3rd column
• End: top, 5th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #47) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #47, are…
- MUSIC
- NEWS
- WEATHER
- SPORT
- TRAFFIC
- COMEDY
- CONVERSATION
- SPANGRAM: DRIVING TIME
- My score: Difficult
- My score: Perfect
I marked this one as difficult because I really had a hard time finding a few answers, including the spangram. The theme tip – Get to work! – is kind of stupid, and the first few answers I got (MUSIC, NEWS) didn’t get me much further.
I saw that it had something to do with the media, but nothing more. It wasn’t until I discovered WEATHER and SPORT that I had a clearer idea. But that’s where my game stopped.
I returned to it after a break and saw DRIVETIME with fresh eyes, reading ‘backwards’ from bottom to top. Even with that in place, it still took me a while to discover COMEDY, which I would never have considered part of the drivetime menu. Still, I ended up there in the end.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday, April 18, Game #46)
- THREAD
- NEEDLE
- LURCH
- THIMBLE
- SEAM
- LAP
- PATCH
- SPANGRAM: CUSTOMIZED
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s new word game, after Wordle and Connections. It is currently in beta and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a full guide to playing NYT Strands, complete with troubleshooting tips, so give that a read if you’re struggling to beat it every day.