Today's Strands: Quick Menu
Need a little help with NYT Strands today? Today's puzzle theme, “This or That,” is a little confusing at first, but once you figure out what it's about, it gets a lot easier.
Below, we've compiled some helpful hints for Strands #166, along with the answers, should you make it this far. We'll start with a few hints, before moving on to the full answer for Strands #166, so keep reading if you need a little help.
Warning: spoilers for Strands #166.
Today's NYT Strands Answer — Today's Theme and Clues
The official theme of NYT Strands #166 is… “This or that”
And here's an unofficial hint from me: “A play on contrasts.”
If you are still in the dark, here are some helpful words to give you those valuable clues:
- FARM
- FAME
- FAST
- NIBS
- BEANS
- SKIS
- DEAN
Still having trouble? The spangram will give you a clue to the connecting word. Today, it starts with “O” and ends with “S”.
Scroll down to find out what it is…
These are OPTIONS.
Today's Strands Answers
So what are today's Strands answers for game #166?
Drum roll, please…
- SWIM
- TO FLOW
- TO BREAK
- DO
- DOUBLE
- NOTHING
- FEAST
- FAMINE
…and the spangram was OPTIONS.
Strands #166
“This or that”
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Hello Strands fans. This question seems quite difficult at first, because the theme – “this or that” – is so vague that it could mean anything.
But as soon as I got SWIM on the board, I realized it would be paired contrasts of sentences, so I immediately searched for SINK which I found in the upper right corner of the board.
After that, everything went like clockwork. I found BREAK right above SWIM, which obviously corresponds to MAKE. The same was true for DOUBLE which I found on the left side: a clear match for NOTHING, which was hidden in the bottom left corner.
I now had enough information to get the OPTIONS spangram which I found spread from left to right across the middle of the board. This in turn left two isolated answers ready to be pocketed: FEAST at the top left and FAMINE just inside the bottom half.
A nice and funny video today. More videos like this please!
Strands' Answers from Yesterday
Reading this in a later time zone? You can find the full article on yesterday's Strands Answers for game #165 right here.