• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Get smart
NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Friday, January 24 (game #327)
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 #327) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
NYT Strands today (game #327) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- THIN
- SUCK
- SELL
- BUCK
- TEEN
- HILL
NYT Strands today (game #327) – hint #3 – spangram
What is a hint for today’s spangram?
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NYT Strands today (game #327) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 5th column
Last side: bottom, 4th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #327) – the answers

The answers to today’s Strands, game #327, are…
- QUICK
- BRILLIANT
- BRIGHT
- CLEVER
- INTELLIGENT
- SPANGRAM: THATS GENIUS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Spotting a Q in a Strands puzzle is always a great headstart and after a QUICK opener the rest fell into place quite easily today.
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The only real sticking point was the Spangram, which was made up of two words and which jarred a little thanks to the absence of an apostrophe in THATS GENIUS – not that this is possible in Strands, it’s just sad to see their disappearance from the world.
As an English teacher might put it: people only write “Thats” instead of “That’s” because they’re lazy. And that’s the truth.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Thursday, 23 January, game #326)
- MILK
- BUTTER
- CHEESE
- GELATO
- CUSTARD
- YOGURT
- SPANGRAM: DAIRY PRODUCTS
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.
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…
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