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 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 NYT Strands today 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… Front women
NYT Strands today (game #310) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- DRAMA
- READ
- DANDY
- PIES
- LARD
- FILE
NYT Strands today (game #310) – hint #3 – spangram
What is a hint for today’s spangram?
• Grand dames
NYT Strands today (game #310) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 5th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY 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
- LIBERTY
- SLIPPER
- SPANGRAM: LADIES
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 hint
Today’s Strands features some very famous Ladies of the human and non-human variety.
Missing on the list is my favourite – Lady Mondegreen, which has come to describe the phenomenon of misheard lyrics. Journalist Sylvia Wright coined the term in the 1950s after admitting that as a child she misheard the words “laid him 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 on the rise” in Bad Moon Rising and “the girl with kaleidoscope eyes” in Beatles classic Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds as “the girl with colitis goes by”.
Coincidentally, Lady MARMALADE is a common Mondegreen – particularly the Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya and Pink version, with people mishearing “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, 6 January, game #309)
- CREAM
- IVORY
- LINEN
- VANILLA
- EGGSHELL
- CHAMPAGNE
- SPANGRAM: OFF WHITES
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.
