NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, February 8 (game #342)

Date:
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:28:28 +0000

Description:
Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day
for your time zone which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Friday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, February 7 (game #341) .

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 #342) -
hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is Westminster assembly NYT Strands today (game #342) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. NUDE GOING SPOON RIDER KING DROWN NYT Strands today (game #342) - hint #3 - spangram What is a hint for today's spangram?

Well bred NYT Strands today (game #342) - hint #4 - spangram position What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 4th row

Last side: right, 5th row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. NYT Strands today (game #342) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #342, are WORKING HOUNDS HERDING TOYS TERRIERS SPORTING SPANGRAM: DOG GROUP My rating: Moderate My score: 2 hints

Despite being a big fan of the movie Best In Show which parodies the prestigious and pretentious dog show world it took me ages before I realized what todays theme was about.

Being British, Westminster automatically triggers thoughts of the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and all that tourist malarky, rather than The Westminster Kennel Club and its many canine categories.

Despite my ignorance, this was still a really enjoyable puzzle, with dozens
of hint words lurking in the grid to throw us off scent. Top marks, Strands.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below. Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Friday, 7 February, game #341) EMBROIDERY LACE FRINGE TASSEL SEQUINS SPANGRAM: CLOTHING ACCENTS 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 NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to h ow 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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