NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Friday, September 27 (game #208)

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 Wordle today , NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Strands today (game #208) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Medieval marvel

NYT Strands today (game #208) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• BUTTER
• TORE
• WEAR
• ATOM
• LAUD
• DARE

NYT Strands today (game #208) - hint #3 - spangram

What is a hint for today's spangram?

• Not necessarily made of sand

NYT Strands today (game #208) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First: left, 4th row

Last: right, 3rd row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #208) - the answers

The answers to today's Strands, game #208, are…

• MOAT
• WALL
• DRAWBRIDGE
• COURTYARD
• TOWER
• KEEP
• TURRET
• SPANGRAM: CASTLE

• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

This was a spectacularly easy Strands puzzle. If the words 'Medieval marvel' didn't immediately conjure up a CASTLE to you, well, then, you didn't spend as much time during your childhood playing with Lego, reading The Lord of The Rings or watching Robin Hood as I did.

I got the spangram right away, and that made the task of finding the other answers all the easier. None were remotely hard to think of or difficult to uncover, and I completed the whole thing in about three minutes.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday 26 September, game #207)

• SWING
• CRIB
• HIGHCHAIR
• STROLLER
• BLANKET
• PLAYPEN
• SPANGRAM: BABYGEAR

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable and 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.