New York Times Strands Hints and Answers for August 23, 2024

Strands has yet another jumbled-up letter grid that is hiding seven secret words. If you want to beat this one, you’ll need to know a lot about the theme and the themed words, but without knowing what they are ahead of time.

Today’s puzzle can be pretty difficult, even more so than what the rules of Strands might suggest. Some of the words are pretty challenging, some difficult to spell, and all of them are a mystery in the beginning. If you need help, this article is filled with tips and tricks to get you through it.

The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #173 August 23, 2024

The Strands puzzle for today has the clue The Nose Knows. It has seven items to find: one Spangram and six themed words.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

If you want a clue that won’t spoil any words, check out the next three sections. Each one has just one little clue to get you closer to the theme of this iPhone-friendly puzzle game. If you are looking for the full answer to today’s puzzle, scroll to the bottom of this article.

General Hint 1

Hint 1
: Smells good to me!

General Hint 2

Hint 2
: Flowers, fruits, and other strong smells.

General Hint 3

Hint 3
: Smells in perfume or cologne.

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands

If you want a word spoiler but don’t want to look for non-themed words to save up for a hint, look below. Each of these two sections has a spoiled word and an image showing where it belongs in this PC puzzle game.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands

The answer to today’s Strands puzzle is in the expandable section below. Press the Read More button underneath it to expose the full spoiler, including all the themed words and a screenshot of a finished puzzle.

The category for today is
CommonScents
. The words are Cedar, Lavender, Rose, Lemon, Sandalwood, and Musk.

Today’s Strands Explained

Don’t get what the New York Times Games was trying to say with this one? Check out the expandable section below to see how the clue, the Spangram, and all the themed words match up.

Each of the themed words in today’s puzzle is a
Common Scent
.
The Nose Knows
the difference between these because they are very common fragrances.

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

Strands

Platform(s)

Web Browser

Released

March 4, 2024

Developer(s)

The New York Times Company

Publisher(s)

The New York Times Company