New York Times Strands Clues and Answers for October 16, 2024

Strands came up with his most diabolical puzzle on a terrible subject. To complete it, you need to find all seven hidden words inside, using each letter only once. And today's puzzle has some tricky words hidden in a grid of letters.

If you already know how to play Strandsand you need help for this, you can find hints in this article. Scroll down to see everything from general hints to the theme, word-by-word spoilers, and even the full answer to this puzzle.

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NYT Games Strands Puzzle #227 October 16, 2024

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The Strands puzzle for today How poetic. There are seven items to find: a Spangram and six theme words.

New York Times Games Strands Hints

Below you can find three hints for the theme of this free mobile game similar to Wordle. To take a look inside, open each one by clicking the Read More button below it.

General tip 1

Click to reveal the New York Times Strands clue

General tip 2

Hint 2
: Nameless is here forever.

General tip 3

Tip 3
: Wait for this bird forever!

Spoilers for two words in today's series

Since the clues in the game require you to save the off-topic words for them, you might just want to see the spoilers. In the two sections below you can find the spoiler and a screenshot of where to place it in the letter grid.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

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Answer to today's New York Times games

The extended section below has the full answer to this innovative puzzle game. If you want to see everything, you just need to open the section below and check all the theme words and a screenshot of the completed puzzle.

The category for today is as follows
Raven
. The words Nevermore, Midnight, Weary, Weak, Dreary and Pondered.

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Explanation of today's strands

The section below explains how the theme, theme words, and clue fit together in perfect harmony. You should open it if you have any questions about this challenging puzzle game.

Today's topic is about
Raven
one of Edgar Allen Poe's most famous poems. That's why the solution
Poetic
because it is both a poem and Poe. All theme words are words in the poem.

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Strands website, accessible on almost any device with a browser.