NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Monday, September 9 (game #190)

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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.

Your Strands expert

NYT Strands today (game #190) – hint #1 – today’s theme

What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?

• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Go play outside!

NYT Strands today (game #190) – hint #2 – clue words

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

MAIN
CENT
SHOW
HOLE
QUEST
SHOE

NYT Strands today (game #190) – hint #3 – spangram

What is a hint for today’s spangram?

• Just add grass

NYT Strands today (game #190) – hint #4 – spangram position

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

First: top, 3rd column

Last: bottom, 6th column

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

NYT Strands today (game #190) – the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today’s Strands, game #190, are…

BOCCE
CROQUET
CORNHOLE
HORSESHOES
BADMINTON
SPANGRAM: LAWNGAMES

My rating: Moderate
My score: 2 hints

Is it just me or was this a really random selection of LAWNGAMES, as the spangram would have it? I’ve never heard of BOCCE, but I now gather it is similar to bowls or boules… and absolutely doesn’t have to be (and often isn’t) played on a lawn. BADMINTON is an Olympic sport that is often played on a hard court or indoors. CORNHOLE and HORSESHOES probably fit the bill, as does CROQUET, but it’s all a bit odd. Of course I could be missing something; I’m not an expert and maybe there is some kind of official designation for what is a lawn game and what isn’t. Who knows…

Either way, I had to solve this one mostly by trial and error, which never makes for the most enjoyable of Strands experience. Hopefully tomorrow will be more satisfying.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Sunday 8 September, game #189)

LILAC
MAUVE
MAGENTA
VIOLET
PLUM
LAVENDER
ORCHID
SPANGRAM: PURPLES

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 how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.

Marc is TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief, the latest in a long line of senior editorial roles he’s held in a career that started the week that Google launched (nice of them to mark the occasion). Prior to joining TR, he was UK Editor in Chief on Tom’s Guide, where he oversaw all gaming, streaming, audio, TV, entertainment, how-to and cameras coverage. He’s also a former editor of the tech website Stuff and spent five years at the music magazine NME, where his duties mainly involved spoiling other people’s fun. He’s based in London, and has tested and written about phones, tablets, wearables, streaming boxes, smart home devices, Bluetooth speakers, headphones, games, TVs, cameras and pretty much every other type of gadget you can think of. An avid photographer, Marc likes nothing better than taking pictures of very small things (bugs, his daughters) or very big things (distant galaxies). He also enjoys live music, gaming, cycling, and beating Wordle (he authors the daily Wordle today page).

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