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 #983 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 #983, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #983.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #983 is... "Work it out."
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Hitting the gym."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- STARTS
- SLING
- SLUM
- DARLINGS
- STARLING
- SQUAD
- CLOSER
- PUSH
- CARTS
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 'M' and ends with 'P'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's MUSCLEGROUP.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #983?
Drumroll, please...
- BICEPS
- OBLIQUES
- QUADS
- HAMSTRINGS
- PECS
- LATS
...and the spangram was MUSCLEGROUP.
Strands #983
“Work it out”
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Hi Strands fans. A nice and easy one today. With a theme like "Work it out" and the word "muscle" prominently on the board, this was always going to be about muscles in some capacity.
I couldn't quite see how to land the spangram right away, so began looking for specific muscle groups instead. Sure enough, I found BICEPS spelt backwards along the top row with OBLIQUES below it.
With those answers found, I could complete the spangram of MUSCLEGROUP below.
Now I just needed to find four answers in the bottom half of the board. HAMSTRINGS was in the bottom-right corner, with QUADS above it.
That left eight letters in a rectangle in the bottom-left corner. It had to be two four-letter words: PECS was at the top, with LATS below it to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #982.
- REACTION
- VLOG
- DEMO
- REVIEW
- SKIT
- TUTORIAL
...and the spangram was CONTENTCREATOR.
Strands #982
“Influentially online”
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Hi Strands fans. Nothing too tricky today, with the theme of "Influentially online" immediately making me think of social media influencers.
Sure enough, I found REACTION in the bottom-right corner straight away. I then saw the word "content" written across a line in the middle. I followed this around in a loop to connect the spangram of CONTENTCREATOR.
That revealed two nice easy ones. VLOG was in the middle of the spangram and DEMO was isolated in the bottom-right corner.
I then found REVIEW in the top-left corner (after initially trying it was "viewer").
After this, I was stumped, and needed a clue to unpick the final two answers. They were TUTORIAL in the top-right corner, with SKIT to its left to complete the puzzle.
