Need some assistance with NYT Strands today? Today's theme — "Get the bug" — isn't exactly subtle, but the answers are still a little tricky to collate.
Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #396, as well as the answers, should it come to that. We'll start off with some clues, before building up to the full answer for Strands #396, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #396.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #396 is... "Get the bug".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Six legs good".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- NINTH
- SKINT
- SPATE
- LANDS
- MIGHT
- KNITS
- PASTA
Still struggling? The spangram will give you a hint about the connection word. Today, it starts with E and ends with Y.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's ENTOMOLOGY.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #396?
Drumroll, please...
- DOODLE
- ASSASSIN
- POTATO
- STINK
- LADY
- LIGHTNING
...and the spangram was ENTOMOLOGY.
Strands #396
“Get the bug”
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Hi Strands fans. Today's theme - "Get the bug" - is about as transparent as it gets. The only issue was remembering how to spell ENTOMOLOGY, which I pretty immediately spotted as the spangram.
So, insects then. I found DOODLE in the bottom-right corner, and realized this was specifically going to be about insects with the word 'bug' at the end.
This made things trickier, especially with the lingual difficulties I occasionally have with American terms, from my desk in London.
Still, I gamely muddled through. ASSASSIN wasn't a species I'd heard of, but the word was right there under the spangram. That just left POTATO in the bottom-left corner to complete the half.
Moving onto the top half, I found STINK in the top-right corner and LADY to its left. That just left LIGHTNING - another species I hadn't heard of - to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
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