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1Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errors2Scan for outdated or missing drivers - takes under a minute3Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problemsNYT Strands game #227, dated Wednesday, October 16, 2024, has the theme “How Poe-tic.” Its spangram is THE RAVEN, and the six theme words are DREARY, PONDERED, WEARY, MIDNIGHT, WEAK and NEVERMORE. Start with the hints below if you want to solve it yourself; the complete answers appear after a spoiler warning.
Hints for Strands #227
This is the October 16, 2024 puzzle, not a puzzle from a different year on the same calendar date. TechRadar’s guide was published October 15, 2024, while the puzzle date is October 16. TechRadar’s October 16 Strands guide reports these clues:
- Theme: “How Poe-tic.”
- Words that can earn in-game hints: WEAR, WINK, DINNER, MIND, MINE and PANG.
- Spangram hint: “Black bird.”
- Spangram path: It starts at the top in column five and ends at the bottom in column four.
Tom’s Guide, syndicated by Inkl, offers an additional unofficial clue: “Sorrow for the lost Lenore.” Read the syndicated Tom’s Guide hint.
How this Strands puzzle works
Strands is a themed word-search game: find the theme words in the letter grid, along with a spangram that describes the theme. Try Hard Guides says that finding three non-theme words unlocks a hint revealing a theme word. The game can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile, according to TechRadar. Try Hard Guides’ Strands answer guide
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Spoiler warning: full answers
The theme words and spangram are listed below.
Theme words
- DREARY
- PONDERED
- WEARY
- MIDNIGHT
- WEAK
- NEVERMORE
Spangram
THE RAVEN — entered in the grid as THERAVEN.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.What the answers have in common
The theme points to Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven.” The answer guides connect words including “weak and weary,” “midnight” and “Nevermore” to the poem; Tom’s Guide’s syndicated explanation also invokes Lenore. This is the guides’ explanation of the puzzle’s references.
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