• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… If the shoe fits …
NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, August 18 (game #533)
Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Sunday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, August 17 (game #532).
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 NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #533) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
NYT Strands today (game #533) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- CLAP
- LOCAL
- REPLIES
- STILL
- WIRE
- SPADE
NYT Strands today (game #533) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #533) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: 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 #533) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #533, are…
- CLOG
- SNEAKER
- ESPADRILLE
- SLIPPER
- SANDAL
- LOAFER
- SPANGRAM: FOOTWEAR
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Today’s theme wasn’t exactly cryptic, so I found the spangram in the same amount of time as it takes to put on a CLOG. Not that I own a pair, although I see the appeal of the modern-day plastic ones – perfect for putting on to perform tasks where you don’t care what people think of your taste in FOOTWEAR.
That said, all of the shoes we were looking for today fall into the comfort category, rather than the likely-to-get-Carrie-Bradshaw-excited category. The sort of shoes you can easily slip on and off.
Anyway, a pleasant and fun way to start our Strands week. The only thing that stretched me was trying to spell ESPADRILLE.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Sunday, August 17, game #532)
- CREATIVITY
- FEELINGS
- SPONTANEITY
- INTUITION
- SPANGRAM: RIGHT BRAIN
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable that has been running for a year and which 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.
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Sunday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers…
