The NYT's latest word game is called Strands, following earlier games like Wordle and Connections.
The theme of the NYT Strands game #499 is centered around 'Come one, come all!', with words like GAMESMUSIC, RIDES, and LIVESTOCK being part of the answers.
The spangram for the game has 11 letters, and the game touches the sides of the board at the top of the 3rd column and the bottom of the 4th column.
The answers for game #499 are GAMESMUSIC, RIDES, LIVESTOCK, VENDORS, PRIZES, with the spangram being COUNTY FAIRS.