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 #982 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 #982, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #982.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #982 is... "Influentially online."
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Don't forget to like and subscribe."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- VIEWER
- LAIR
- TWIST
- TALE
- REAL
- GREED
- STAIR
- STATE
- TUSK
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 'C' and ends with 'R'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's CONTENTCREATOR.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #982?
Drumroll, please...
- 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.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #981.
- CHINWAG
- SCHMOOZE
- GOSSIP
- BANTER
- GABFEST
...and the spangram was SHOOTHEBREEZE.
Strands #981
“Idle chatter”
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Hi Strands fans. I was coasting on this puzzle until I couldn't separate the final two answers.
It began well enough, when I found CHINWAG down the left-hand side.
With SCHMOOZE below it, I was able to connect the spangram of SHOOTHEBREEZE running from the left-hand side to the top-right corner.
GOSSIP seemed like an obvious option, and I duly found it in the top-left corner.
But try as I might, I couldn't see a way to split the final two answers. So in the end I used a clue that revealed BANTER. That just left GABFEST to its right to complete the puzzle.
