Listed below are the solutions for the NYT Strands puzzle #160 at present, launched on August 10th, 2024, and a few hints that can assist you resolve them.
The New York Instances are identified for the big selection of video games they publish for readers to finish on the each day. That they had additionally printed the viral phrase sport, Wordle, in 2022, so as to add to their assortment.
A brand new sport has been launched by the paper, known as Strands, which is at present in beta. On this sport, there’s a theme of phrases on a board and you should discover the theme associated phrases.
After you have discovered a theme associated phrase, it’ll keep stuffed in blue and to create these phrases, you will have to pull or sort the letters. All the letters on the board are used to make up phrases for the theme and the letters don’t overlap into different phrases.
There may be additionally a “spangram” which is a phrase on the board that describes the theme of the puzzle for the day. It can contact two reverse sides of the board and could also be two phrases.
After you have discovered the spangram phrase, it’ll keep highlighted in yellow.
An instance of a spangram is FRUIT, and the opposite themed phrases can be PEAR, BANANA and APPLE.
If you’re struggling to search out any phrases referring to the theme, you possibly can attempt to discover different phrases on the board, which is not going to keep highlighted, however will enable you to to get hints. You will have to search out three non-theme phrases to get a touch.
Strands 160 Hints At this time (August 10th, 2024)
Today’s theme or trace for the puzzle is, “NOT JUST FOR POKING” and there are seven theme phrases to be discovered.
Extra hints that can assist you resolve the Strands puzzle launched at present is:
- One phrase for the Spangram at present.
Strands 160 Spangram Reply At this time (August 10th, 2024)
With each puzzle, there’s a spangram, which helps describe the theme. The spangram for the puzzle launched on August 10th is:
STICKS
The phrase begins on the left and ends on the precise in a straight diagonal. The Spangram begins precise location of the phrase on the grid may be seen beneath:
Strands 160 Resolution At this time (August ninth, 2024)
Listed below are the entire different themed phrases for the Stands 160 puzzle:
- CINNAMON
- SWIZZLE
- MEMORY
- LICORICE
- CONTROL
- HOCKEY
Tell us within the feedback beneath which phrases you bought caught on.