Need a bit of help with NYT Strands today? No shame in that, and you've come to the right place. Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #602, as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #602.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #602 is... "Fall-ing".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Seasonal shift".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- TOOL
- DOUBT
- FOOL
- FELTS
- LOOT
- ROCK
- STORM
Still struggling? The spangram touches two opposite sides of the board (but can start and end anywhere), and will give you a hint about the connection between the answers. Today, it starts with 'A' and ends with 'N'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's AUTUMN.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #602?
Drumroll, please...
- PUMPKINS
- CORN
- ORCHARDS
- FOOTBALL
- HARVEST
- FOLIAGE
...and the spangram was AUTUMN.
Strands #602
“Fall-ing”
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Hi Strands fans. With a theme like "Fall-ing", this puzzle was always going to be about the Fall season, so I began looking for words that might be associated with it.
Sure enough, I found PUMPKINS in the top-right corner, but not after going in the wrong direction after 'I' and using the incorrect 'N' to cap the singular version of the word. I then found CORN in the middle of the word, and the spangram of AUTUMN to split the grid in two.
I finished the top half of the board with ORCHARD in the top-left corner, before heading south. There, I found FOOTBALL in the bottom-left corner, followed by HARVEST on the opposite side. That just left me to connect FOLIAGE between the two to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #601.
- WEREWOLF
- VAMPIRE
- SKINWALKER
- CHANGELING
...and the spangram was SHAPESHIFTERS.
Strands #601
“Quite a transformation!”
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Hi Strands fans. This was tricky, but I somehow got through it without using a clue.
That was by no means a sure thing, as "Quite a transformation!" isn't an obvious theme by any means. But while searching for clue words, I found WEREWOLF in the bottom-right corner and I was away.
I followed that up with VAMPIRE in the top right, and was then able to split the board in two with the spangram of SHAPESHIFTERS spelt backwards from right to left.
Thankfully, the two remaining answers were isolated away from each other, so it was just a case of unpicking the anagrams. SKINWALKER was in the top left, while CHANGELING was in the bottom corner to complete the puzzle.
