NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, November 2 (game #974)

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Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, November 1 (game #973)
. Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle , Spelling Bee and Connections and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here: NYT Strands
today (game #974) - hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is High and mighty NYT Strands today (game #974)
- hint #2 - clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. MULE FILE SNARE RACE TIME DATE NYT Strands today (game #974) - hint
#3 - spangram letters How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 11 letters NYT Strands today (game #974) - hint #4 - spangram position What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: bottom, 1st column

Last side: top, 6th column Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL
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- the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Strands, game #974, are CLIFF SNOW GLACIER PEAK RIDGE SADDLE SUMMIT SPANGRAM: MOUNTAINTOP My rating: Easy My score: Perfect I love how todays spangram jaggedly rises from one corner to the other. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

However, despite my enjoyment of some top-level Strands craft I still managed to miss out on spotting it. Instead, I began with the games two most obvious words in CLIFF and PEAK.

The closest Ive got to a MOUNTAINTOP is snowmobiling on a GLACIER in Iceland an experience that was both exciting and terrifying, not least the moment
when our guide pointed out a 120ft-deep crevasse we were inches away from falling into. Im still having the nightmares. Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday, November 1, game #973) SNOOZE SLEEP CATNAP DOZE SLUMBER DROWSE SPANGRAM: ZZZZZZZZ What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to h ow to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.



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