Today's Strands: Quick Menu
Need a little help with NYT Strands today? The theme of today's puzzle, “One for the Ages,” is a little tricky to figure out, but once you figure it out, the rest should come easily.
Below, we've compiled some helpful hints for Strands #171, 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 #171, so keep reading if you need a little help.
Warning: spoilers for Strands #171.
Today's NYT Strands Answer — Today's Theme and Clues
The official theme of NYT Strands #171 is… “One for the ages.”
And here's an unofficial hint from me: “Happy Birthday.”
If you are still in the dark, here are some helpful words to give you those valuable clues:
- NUANCES
- DANCES
- CLEAR
- PLATEAU
- DATA
- SHALE
- TO BITE
Still having trouble? The spangram will give you a clue to the connecting word. Today, it starts with “H” and ends with “Y”.
Scroll down to find out what it is…
It's HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
Today's Strands Answers
So what are today's Strands answers for game #171?
Drum roll, please…
- PARTY
- CAKE
- CANDLES
- GIFTS
- MAPS
- CELEBRATE
..and the spangram was HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
Strands #171
“One for the ages”
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Hello, Strands fans. Today's theme – “One for the Ages” – is a little confusing at first, and I personally found myself initially searching for geographical eras like “Jurassic.”
But then I found the word “HAPPY” at the top of the page and kept searching until I read HAPPYBIRTHDAY, and I realized it wasn’t anything so academic. Instead, it was about birthday traditions.
Everything came together quickly after that. I found PARTY on the bottom left, followed by CAKE on the opposite side. CANDLES was just above it, spelled backwards, and GIFTS completed the right side in the top corner.
Moving left, CARDS was immediately obvious, just above PARTY. That left the longest answer to find: CELEBRATE, which snaked around on itself at the top left.
Strands' Answers from Yesterday
Reading this in a later time zone? You can find the full article on yesterday's Strands Answers for game #170 right here.