NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Friday, November 1 (game #243)

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

01 Nov 2024, 00:02 · TechRadar

News By Marc McLaren published 1 November 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 #243) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Strategy game

NYT Strands today (game #243) - hint #2 - clue words

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

COOK
TIME
RUNG
SING
SHIP
SHIN

NYT Strands today (game #243) - hint #3 - spangram

What is a hint for today's spangram?

• Grandmaster's move

NYT Strands today (game #243) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

First: top, 3rd column

Last: bottom, 5th column

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

NYT Strands today (game #243) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #243, are…

QUEEN
KING
ROOK
TIMER
BISHOP
PAWN
KNIGHT
BOARD
SPANGRAM: CHECKMATE

My rating: Easy
My score: Perfect

I'd love to really get into chess one day, to learn the various openings and strategies to be able to hold my own. Until then, I'll have to content myself with completing this chess-themed Strands game in record-quick time. It really was very easy. As soon as I found QUEEN it was obvious what the others words would be, and I've played chess often enough that I didn't have to wrack my brains to recall KING, ROOK, BISHOP, PAWN and KNIGHT. CHECKMATE indeed.

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