NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, October 20 (game #231)

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

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News By Marc McLaren published 19 October 2024

(Image credit: New York Times)

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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 #231) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Make yourself at home

NYT Strands today (game #231) - hint #2 - clue words

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

  • BELT
  • MELT
  • MEAL
  • SOIL
  • METAL
  • PLIER

NYT Strands today (game #231) - hint #3 - spangram

What is a hint for today's spangram?

• Lounging around

NYT Strands today (game #231) - hint #4 - spangram position

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

First: bottom, 3rd row

Last: top, 4th row

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

NYT Strands today (game #231) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #231, are…

  • OTTOMAN
  • RECLINER
  • TABLE
  • SOFA
  • FIREPLACE
  • SHELF
  • SPANGRAM: LIVING ROOM
  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

Today's Strands gave me a good reminder not to jump to conclusions, which I guess is a good lesson for life in general. The theme clue of 'Make yourself at home' had already suggested relaxing in some way, so when I spotted OTTOMAN followed by RECLINER I was sure that 'things you sit on' would be the answer. When I followed up with TABLE I was slightly confused – but I figured maybe there was such thing as a table chair, and I just didn't know the term. And then I got SOFA and my hunch seemed all but confirmed.

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