The October 16 edition of NYT Strands is quite intriguing. The theme may be easier for some to understand, and once they do, finding words gets convenient. For those new to these games, Strands is an unconventional word game, where the six-by-eight grid is given for word search. The words can be found in any direction and don’t particularly follow a straight-line concept. Each puzzle has a theme that players must crack daily to locate the words easily. Players can take the help of clues provided for finding themes and words. Additionally, there’s a concept of a spangram, a word or two that eventually describes the theme and stretches across the grid’s two opposite edges. So, here are the NYT strand hints and answers for October 16.
Strands hint and theme for October 16
Refer to the information below for the NYT strand hint and theme for October 16 to crack the puzzle.
Today’s theme is How Poe-Tic.
Theme’s hint: The most famous American author whose written words reflect macabre and mystery.
What are the Strands answers for today, October 16?
Here’s the spangram theme alongside other words for the NYT strands’ October 16 edition. These answers will also guide you in your word search.
Spangram theme: THERAVEN
- The ‘T’ in this word can be found on the upper-right side of the grid and you can drag it down the last row’s 4th column, where ‘N’ is placed.
- The theme is Edgar Allen-Poe’s famous long poem, The Raven.
List of other words
- WEARY – The ‘W’ close to spangram’s ‘N’ at the bottom starts the word in an L direction towards the left.
- DREARY – The word begins on the upper right side of the last column.
- PONDERED – The ‘P’ can be found on the 6th row of the grid in the last column.
- MIDNIGHT – The ‘M’ in this word can be found beside spangram’s starting letter ‘T’
- WEAK – The ‘W’ can be found in the third column and third row to make up the word.
- NEVERMORE – The ‘N’ is in the second row and if you move to the left to get to ‘E’ and then wind down on the left side, it will make the word.
