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 #966 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 #966, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #966.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #966 is... "Something to build on."
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "An outline of things to come."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- STRUT
- FOUR
- FARM
- KNOT
- MALT
- TRUER
- NOTES
- TOOL
- DORK
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 'F' and ends with 'S'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's FOUNDATIONS.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #966?
Drumroll, please...
- STRUCTURE
- SCAFFOLDING
- SKELETON
- FRAMEWORK
...and the spangram was FOUNDATIONS.
Strands #966
“Something to build on”
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Hi Strands fans. A pretty straightforward one, with the theme of "Something to build on" being the very definition of the spangram: FOUNDATIONS.
That was written backwards from the bottom-right corner to the bottom left via the middle of the board. That left a handy space for the second answer: STRUCTURE.
I saw SCAFFOLDING next, which helpfully spread diagonally from the left to the top-right corner, leaving the two remaining answers in their own silos.
SKELETON was in the top-left corner, and that just left FRAMEWORK written down the right-hand side to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #965.
- IRON
- RACK
- SINK
- WASHER
- BASKET
- DRYER
- DETERGENT
...and the spangram was LAUNDRYDAY.
Strands #965
“Re-fresh-ing”
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Hi Strands fans. I was extremely slow on the uptake today, needing three clues to get started.
In my (mild) defense, I think the first revealed answers were distinctly unhelpful. The first was IRON at the top of the board, and the second RACK in the bottom-right corner.
It was only when a third revealed SINK that I understood this was about cleaning, and duly connected the spangram of LAUNDRYDAY to open up the puzzle.
WASHER seemed a likely next word, and it was indeed in the bottom-left corner. BASKET, another obvious contender, was in the middle of the spangram.
Two answers were left to find at the top of the grid. DRYER was on the left-hand side, which just left DETERGENT to its right to complete the puzzle.
