NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Thursday, January 30 (game #333)

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NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Thursday, January 30 (game #333)

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 NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game.

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

NYT Strands today (game #333) – hint #1 – today’s theme

What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?

• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Stopping by woods on a snowy evening

NYT Strands today (game #333) – hint #2 – clue words

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

• LOVE
• STORE
• LOSE
• DELVE
• SAME
• LOST

NYT Strands today (game #333) – hint #3 – spangram

What is a hint for today’s spangram?

• Words from a classic verse

NYT Strands today (game #333) – hint #4 – spangram position

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

First side: left, 5th row

Last side: right, 5th row

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NYT Strands today (game #333) – the answers

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(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today’s Strands, game #333, are…

• FROZEN
• DARK
• DEEP
• LAKE
• SLEEP
• SHAKE
• LOVELY
• BELLS
• SPANGRAM: FROST POEM

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• My rating: Moderate
• My score: 1 hint

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Today’s Strands is a lot easier if you are familiar with Robert Frost’s classic poem about briefly stopping to wonder at the natural world.

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Frost called the poem, written in 1922, “my best bid for remembrance”, so how wonderful that it’s been given a brief blast of spotlight in this puzzle. If you have the time there’s a wonderful, crackly, archive interview with the poet on

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, where he reads it in his fabulously deep voice. It’s fantastic.

Anyway, I must go. I’ve got promises to keep – well, a promise to myself to play and write about Connections next.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

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Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Thursday, 30 January, game #333)

• SOCK
• GLOVE
• STICK
• SHADOW
• FINGER
• MARIONETTE
• SPANGRAM: PUPPET MASTER

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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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on desktop or mobile.

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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