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 #947 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 #947, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #947.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #947 is... "Changing course."
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Time to revert."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- ROVER
- FOOL
- SERVER
- TORN
- NOTE
- REEL
- ROOF
- TOOL
- THORN
- CARER
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 'T' and ends with 'O'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's THEOLDSWITCHEROO.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #947?
Drumroll, please...
- FLIP
- BACKPEDAL
- REVERSE
- UNDO
- OVERTURN
Strands #947
“Changing course”
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Hi Strands fans. A tricky one today, but I eventually lucked my way into the right mindset.
That's because I accidentally found FLIP in the bottom-right corner. That suggested this was all about changing tack, rather than literal education courses as I initially assumed.
With my first answer connected, I found BACKPEDAL in the top-left corner, with REVERSE below it. I then spotted UNDO above FLIP on the right-hand side, with OVERTURN above that.
All this proved that the spangram occupied both the middle rows, and after a little fiddling, I decoded it. It was, of course, THEOLDSWITCHEROO.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #946.
- SUCKS
- BOOHOO
- BUMMER
- UNFORTUNATE
- SORRY
- ALAS
...and the spangram was SADTROMBONE.
Strands #946
“Oh well, too bad, such a shame ”
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Hi Strands fans. A pretty straightforward one today, with the theme of "Oh well, too bad, such a shame" giving three different variations of the same message.
Any one of them would have done. I found SUCKS on the left-hand side, nestled between BUMMER above it and BOOHOO below.
I then noticed UNFORTUNATE in the bottom-right corner with SORRY above it to outline a single-line path for the spangram to follow. Reading it backwards, I was able to spell out SADTROMBONE.
That just left ALAS in the top-right corner to complete the puzzle.
