Need a bit of help with NYT Strands today? No shame in that, and you've come to the right place. Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #944 as well as the answers, should it come to that.
We'll start off with some clues, before building up to the full answer for Strands #944, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #944.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #944 is... "A figment of your imagination."
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Optical illusions."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- CLOTH
- HILL
- WASP
- ROAMS
- SOUL
- PANTS
- STALL
- LOATHE
Still struggling? The spangram touches two opposite sides of the board (but can start and end anywhere), and will give you a hint about the connection between the answers. Today, it starts with 'W' and ends with 'P'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's WILLOTHEWISP.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #944?
Drumroll, please...
- MIRAGE
- SPECTER
- CHIMERA
- ILLUSION
- PHANTASM
...and the spangram was WILLOTHEWISP.
Strands #944
“A figment of your imagination”
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Hi Strands fans. A tricky one today - or at least one I struggled with.
I couldn't see a way to make inroads without a clue. So I took one which gave me MIRAGE in the top-right quadrant of the board. I then found SPECTER to its left.
After this, I was stumped again, so used a second clue. This one revealed CHIMERA just below SPECTER.
I was buoyed by the fact that there were only three answers left to find including the spangram, and duly located ILLUSION in the bottom-right corner. That gave me the shape of the spangram: WILLOTHEWISP.
All that was left was to connect PHANTASM in the lower segment to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
...and the spangram was WILLOTHEWISP.
Strands #944
“A figment of your imagination”
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Hi Strands fans. A tricky one today - or at least one I struggled with.
I couldn't see a way to make inroads without a clue. So I took one which gave me MIRAGE in the top-right quadrant of the board. I then found SPECTER to its left.
After this, I was stumped again, so used a second clue. This one revealed CHIMERA just below SPECTER.
I was buoyed by the fact that there were only three answers left to find including the spangram, and duly located ILLUSION in the bottom-right corner. That gave me the shape of the spangram: WILLOTHEWISP.
All that was left was to connect PHANTASM in the lower segment to complete the puzzle.
- COVERT
- STEALTHY
- FURTIVE
- SHIFTY
- DEVIOUS
...and the spangram was SNEAKINGAROUND.
Strands #943
“On the sly ...”
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Hi Strands fans. Today's puzzle was simple enough, until it wasn't and I needed to use a clue to separate the spangram from the final answer.
I found COVERT in the bottom-right corner, straight away, and could see the end of the spangram ("round") to its left.
As I couldn't see how to land it yet, I kept looking for similar words instead. I found STEALTHY above the aforementioned spangram ending, with FURTIVE in the top-right corner.
I then noticed SHIFTY on the opposite side, leaving two answers including the spangram.
But for the life of me, I couldn't see a way to finish that spangram, so used a clue that revealed DEVIOUS.
So as not to give the game the satisfaction, I connected the remaining letters into the spangram of SNEAKINGAROUND before linking together DEVIOUS to complete the puzzle.
