NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, October 27 (game #238)

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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, October 27 (game #238)

Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

Your Strands expert

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Your Strands expert

Marc McLaren

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NYT Strands today (game #238) – hint #1 – today’s theme

What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?

• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Best of the best

NYT Strands today (game #238) – hint #2 – clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• FILE
• HIDE
• REAR
• CLASP
• PART
• PROP

NYT Strands today (game #238) – hint #3 – spangram

What is a hint for today’s spangram?

• __ of the __

NYT Strands today (game #238) – hint #4 – spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?

First: left, 5th row

Last: right, 3rd row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #238) – the answers

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The answers to today’s Strands, game #238, are…

• CLASS
• PARTY
• LITTER
• LIFE
• CREAM
• CROP
• HEAD
• PICK
• SPANGRAM: PERFECTPAIR

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• My rating: Hard
• My score: Perfect

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Wow, this was far ******* than the average Strands puzzle. And far more conceptual than many of the most recent games, which have essentially been related words about a topic you may or may not have had experience with. In contrast, this is all about language, really – all eight words are of the format __ of the __, for instance CREAM of the CROP or LIFE of the PARTY, with the first being the ‘best’ example of the second.

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I had no idea what was going on for roughly half of the game, uncovering words at regular intervals but failing to spot any kind of connection between them – or between them and the theme clue of ‘Best of the best’. It was only when I found LIFE that it started to make sense. I already had PARTY, and those two words obviously went together. When I found CREAM and then CROP in quick succession it was clear what I needed to do, and I was able to come up with the remaining words without any issues after that. But it’s a challenging one, for sure.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

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Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Saturday, 26 October, game #237)

• ARIA
• BALLAD
• SHANTY
• JINGLE
• LULLABY
• SPIRITUAL
• SPANGRAM: VOCALMUSIC

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What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable and can be played on the

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I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.

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