Strands is the NYT’s newest word game, following Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult though, so read on for my Strands tips.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
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 #310) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is…Frontwomen
NYT Strands Today (Game #310) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- DRAMA
- READ
- DANDY
- Cakes
- FAT
- FILE
NYT Strands today (game #310) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Great ladies
NYT Strands Today (Game #310) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram comes into contact with?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 5th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #310) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #310, are…
- GAGA
- BIRD
- MARMALADE
- BUNNY
- FINGER
- FREEDOM
- SLIPPER
- SPANGRAM: LADIES
- My rating: Simple
- My score: 1 tip
Today’s Strands features some very famous ladies of the human and non-human variety.
My favorite is missing from the list: Lady Mondegreen, who came to describe the phenomenon of misheard lyrics. Journalist Sylvia Wright coined the term in the 1950s after admitting that as a child she had misunderstood the words “put it on the green,” as Lady Mondegreen in the ballad. The Bonnie Earl o’Moray.
Famous Mondegreens include people hearing “There’s a bathroom on the right” instead of “There’s a bad moon rising” in Bad moon rising and “the girl with kaleidoscope eyes” in the Beatles classic Lucy in the air with diamonds while “the girl with colitis passes”.
Coincidentally, Lady MARMALADE is a regular Mondegreen – especially Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya and Pink’s version, with people misinterpreting ‘Creole Lady Marmalade’ as ‘Free old Lady Marmalade’ and ‘Voulez-vous coucher avec moi’ as an invitation to crochet with Sasquatch.
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Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday, January 6, Game #309)
- CREAM
- IVORY
- LINEN
- VANILLA
- EGG-SHELL
- CHAMPAGNE
- SPANGRAM: OFF WHITE
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s new word game, after Wordle and Connections. It is now out of beta so is a full member of the NYT’s stable of games 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.