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 #930 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 #930, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #930.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #930 is... "Shiver me timbers!"
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Nautical dialect."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- LAKE
- TOAST
- SHAME
- TAMER
- TRIES
- HOST
- HOOT
- PAIR
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 'T' and ends with 'E'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's TALKLIKEAPIRATE.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #930?
Drumroll, please...
- ARRR
- MATEY
- AVAST
- HEARTIES
- SAVVY
- YOHOHO
...and the spangram was TALKLIKEAPIRATE.
Strands #930
“Shiver me timbers!”
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Hi Strands fans. Did you know it was 'Talk Like a Pirate Day' today? I didn't until I started this puzzle, though the theme of "Shiver me timbers!" left very little to the imagination, even though the day is not on my calendar.
Indeed, I found the spangram of TALKLIKEAPIRATE right away, which neatly isolated ARRR in the bottom-right corner.
I then found MATEY in the middle, with AVAST diagonally above it in the top-left corner. HEARTIES was immediately below that.
Two answers were left to find in the top-right corner, both mixed up with each other. I was at a loss so used a clue, which revealed SAVVY - a word I'd never thought to be especially piratey.
Still, it made the final answer easy to find. I connected YOHOHO to its left and completed the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #929.
- AGREEMENT
- TREATY
- PACT
- COVENANT
- CONTRACT
...and the spangram was LETSMAKEADEAL.
Strands #929
“Shake on it”
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Hi Strands fans. A simple one today. "Shake on it" is the universally understood term for reaching an agreement, so I couldn't think of anything else it could be.
Sure enough, I found AGREEMENT in the bottom-right corner, and could see the word "deal" next to it. I followed it backwards to complete the spangram of LETSMAKEADEAL and split the board in two.
I wanted to finish the right-hand side first, and duly found TREATY in the top-right corner.
Moving onto the left-hand side, I found PACT in the top-left corner, with COVENANT below it. That just left CONTRACT at the very bottom to complete the puzzle.
