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 #957 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 #957, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #957.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #957 is... "Just a little bit."
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Hidden from view."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- FLEA
- MOLE
- PILLOW
- TALL
- TEAMS
- PINTS
- MEAL
- TALLOW
- TAME
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 'S' and ends with 'D'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's SMALLWORLD.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #957?
Drumroll, please...
- ATOM
- MOLECULE
- PINPOINT
- AMOEBA
- FOLLICLE
- MITE
...and the spangram was SMALLWORLD.
Strands #957
“Just a little bit”
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Hi Strands fans. I was a bit lost at first with this puzzle. The theme of "Just a little bit" was simply too vague to give me anything to latch on to.
So I used a clue which revealed ATOM in the bottom-left corner. It was clear from this that the puzzle had to be all about SMALLTHINGS, the spangram I immediately spotted spreading from the left-hand side of the board to the right.
From there, the floodgates opened. MOLECULE was in the top-right corner, which left PINPOINT to its left to complete the top section.
Moving onto the bottom half, AMOEBA was in the bottom-left corner, with FOLLICLE next to it. That just left MITE above it to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #956.
- DOME
- TOWER
- BEACON
- STAIRCASE
- LANTERN
- GALLERY
...and the spangram was LIGHTHOUSE.
Strands #956
“Sailor's guide”
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Hi Strands fans. I really struggled today, having to use no fewer than three clues before I realized that each revealed answer was part of a lighthouse.
After digging around looking for answers related to sailing (I could almost make "cruise" and got caught up on it), I bailed and used a clue. It revealed DOME, which meant nothing to me.
A second clue was TOWER, and I perhaps should have paused to think about this a bit more, but I was inpatient and used a third that showed BEACON.
Oh, this is about a LIGHTHOUSE. I connected the spangram, and began my search for the final three answer.
STAIRCASE was in the isolated area to the left, leaving two answers to find in the right-hand section. LANTERN was at the top, leaving GALLERY at the bottom to complete the puzzle.
