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

Springs she has come up with her most diabolical spooky themed puzzle. In order to complete it, you must find all seven hidden words inside while consuming each letter only once. And today's puzzle has some difficult words hidden in the letter grid.

If you already know how to play Springsand you need a helping hand to do this, you can find the clues 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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The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #227, October 16, 2024

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

New York Times Game Clues

Below you can find three clues about the theme of this free mobile game similar to that Wordle. Open each one using the Read more button below and take a peek inside.

General advice 1

Click to reveal the New York Times Strands clue

General Council 2

Help 2
: Nameless forever.

General advice 3

Help 3
: Quote this bird forever!

Spoilers for two words in today's threads

Since the hints in the game require you to skimp on them with non-thematic words, you might want to see some spoilers instead. In the two parts 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 game topics

The expandable section below has the complete answer to this innovative puzzle game. If you want to see the whole thing, just open the section below to see all the theme words and a screenshot of the finished puzzle.

The category for today is
TheRaven
. The words are Nevermore, Midnight, Weary, Weak, Dear and Pondered.

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Explanation of today's springs

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

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

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