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 #608, as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #608.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #608 is... "It's not polite to lick your place."
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "An extremely satisfying meal".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- SOUP
- DRUMS
- SOUR
- SALE
- BASES
- PURSES
- COURSE
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 'G' and ends with 'E'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's GOODTASTE.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #608?
Drumroll, please...
- DELICIOUS
- SCRUMPTIOUS
- FLAVORFUL
- DELECTABLE
...and the spangram was GOODTASTE.
Strands #608
“It's not polite to lick your plate”
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Hi Strands fans. It actually took me longer to find clue words for the list above than to complete the puzzle today, so I doubt this will cause too many problems.
In fact, there are only five answers to find, including the spangram. And with the theme of "It's not polite to lick your plate" not leaving much to the imagination, I found my first answer fairly quickly: DELICIOUS in the top-left corner.
That was followed by SCRUMPTIOUS in the top right, which left a nice inviting gap between the two for the spangram of GOODTASTE in the shape of a ladle.
Two words were left to find either side of it at the bottom of the grid. I quickly found FLAVORFUL on the left, followed by DELECTABLE on the right to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #607.
- FEMUR
- SKULL
- ULNA
- STERNUM
- FIBULA
- HUMERUS
- RADIUS
...and the spangram was SKELETON.
Strands #607
“Good bones”
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Hi Strands fans, and Happy Halloween! I'm always a fan of when the New York Times mixes up the colorscheme for its puzzles, and today we even get different emoji for the right answers and spangrams.
(I didn't use a clue, but redid it in an incognito window, and can reveal the clue icon for today is 🕯️).
"Good bones" made me immediately think of... bones. And sure enough, I found FEMUR spelt from the left edge of the board to the middle. Immediately below it was the spangram of SKELETON.
So now it was just a case of remembering human anatomy. I found SKULL in the top-left corner, followed by ULNA to its right. STERNUM completed the half.
Moving onto the bottom section, I found FIBULA spelt backwards and up in the middle. That left two answers to find either side: HUMERUS on the right, and RADIUS on the left. A lovely puzzle!
