NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Wednesday, September 18 (game #199)

Our clues will help you solve the NYT's Strands today and keep that streak going

17 Sep 2024, 23:02 · TechRadar

News By Marc McLaren published 17 September 2024

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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.

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Your Strands expertMarc McLaren

Marc is TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief and has been obsessed with Wordle and its ilk for more than two years. He's authored dozens of articles on the game for TechRadar, including a daily today's Wordle answer column and a detailed analysis of the most common letters in Wordle in every position. He's also played every Wordle ever and only lost once and yes, he takes it all too seriously.

NYT Strands today (game #199) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Handy helpers

NYT Strands today (game #199) - hint #2 - clue words

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

LIVE
LIVER
LIVID
WEAR
CLOSE
CLOSET

NYT Strands today (game #199) - hint #3 - spangram

What is a hint for today's spangram?

• Essential DIY collection

NYT Strands today (game #199) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

First: right, 7th row

Last: left, 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 #199) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #199, are…

KNIFE
PLIERS
HAMMER
SCREWDRIVER
WRENCH
LEVEL
SPANGRAM: TOOLCHEST

My rating: Easy
My score: Perfect

Deep in my shed, behind assorted boxes, no-longer-working gadgets and unneeded cables, covered in dust and surrounded by oh-so-many spiders there is a box. That box contains my DIY tools. There is a HAMMER, a rusty one admittedly, but it's there all the same. There are many SCREWDRIVERs, some of which I even occasionally use. There is a LEVEL, a KNIFE, a couple of WRENCHes and some PLIERS – the latter of which are entirely rusted up and now useless.

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