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 #901 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 #901, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #901.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #901 is... "Celebrate!"
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Did you get an invite?"
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- HEFTY
- FIRES
- SEERS
- GRITS
- HINGE
- PAST
- FISH
- RINGER
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 'L' and ends in 'Y'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's LIFESAPARTY.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #901?
Drumroll, please...
- BASH
- SHINDIG
- RAGER
- SOIREE
- BANGER
- FESTIVITY
...and the spangram was LIFESAPARTY.
Strands #901
“Celebrate!”
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Hi Strands fans. I really struggled with today's puzzle, but was able to get through using just one clue in the end.
That came right at the start, and it gave me a four-letter answer: BASH. Okay, so it's synonyms for "party" then (I'd already tried connecting the word itself, but it was part of a longer spangram that I couldn't quite see yet.)
With that in mind, I connected SHINDIG at the bottom of the board with RAGER to its right. I then spotted SOIREE on the left-hand side, which isolated BANGER in the corner below it.
I then returned to the spangram at the top of the board, eventually deducing it to be LIFESAPARTY.
That just left the anagram of STETYIFIV to decode to complete the puzzle. It was, or course, FESTIVITY.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #900.
- BEST
- VERY
- GOLD
- STANDARD
- BEES
- KNEES
- CATS
- PAJAMAS
...and the spangram was YOURETHE.
Strands #900
“Split superlatives”
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Hi Strands fans. I really lucked out with this one.
I saw the spangram of YOURETHE right away, but didn't think that could be the complete answer, so stopped dragging my mouse over it when I couldn't see a way to end it. But to my surprise, it turned yellow, and I was away.
BEST made sense in the bottom-right corner, and then I saw VERY above it. Got it: each superlative is made of two parts, that's simple enough.
GOLD was alongside VERY, so I looked for STANDARD, which I duly found next to BEST.
I was then stumped, and had to use a clue. It revealed BEES, which of course goes with KNEES.
Four letters were left in the top half, so after a little trial and error, I connected CATS. That obviously connected with PAJAMAS below it to complete the puzzle.
