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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 #827 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 #827, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #827.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #827 is... "Play time".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Everybody listen to the rules..."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- ROADS
- SHIP
- PENS
- SMILES
- PINTS
- SCARS
- CHEST
- PINE
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 and ends with 'G' and ends with 'T'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's GAMENIGHT.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #827?
Drumroll, please...
- CARDS
- DICE
- TOKENS
- BOARDS
- CHIPS
- TILES
- SPINNERS
...and the spangram was GAMENIGHT.
Strands #827
“Play time”
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Hi Strands fans. This one was quite tricky for me, until I got my first word on the board. I could see the word "game" which I rightly assumed was part of the spangram, but wasn't sure how the answers related to it yet.
Then I found CARDS in the top-right corner, and it clicked into place. This is a puzzle about the contents of a board game box.
I found DICE in the bottom-left corner, followed by TOKENS above it. I almost missed BOARDS on the right-hand side, as I tried it without the 'S' first (surely most games only come with a single board?).
In any case, that was enough for me to figure out how 'game' fit in the spangram. It was GAMENIGHT, spelt from top to bottom of the board.
There were three answers left to find, all isolated in their own sections. CHIPS was in the bottom-right corner with TILES above it. That just left SPINNERS in the top-left corner to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #826.
- SNAKE
- TURTLE
- BULLFROG
- CROCODILE
- CHAMELEON
...and the spangram was COLDBLOODED.
Strands #826
“Herpetology 101”
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Hi Strands fans. I'll level with you: I was not familiar with the word "herpetology" before beginning this puzzle, which is something of a disadvantage, given the word makes up the majority of the theme.
Fortunately, I found SNAKE right at the top of the board, and when I then located TURTLE in the bottom-left corner, it became obvious. This was about reptiles, and I duly found the spangram of COLDBLOODED starting next to SNAKE and finishing next to TURTLE.
Now I just needed to think of more cold-blooded creatures, starting with BULLFROG which was in the gap between my two existing answers, completing the left-hand side.
Two words were left to find on the right-hand side. CROCODILE was at the bottom of the board, which just left CHAMELEON above it to complete the puzzle.
