<ul><li>NYT Strands is the latest word game introduced by the New York Times.</li><li>Marc McLaren, TechRadar's Global Editor in Chief, provides hints for solving the game #256.</li><li>Today's Strands theme is 'Name of the game'.</li><li>The puzzle in the game mainly involves unlocking the in-game hints system.</li><li>Clues in the game include words like CART, CARD, CARDS, LUMP, LUMPS and LOCK.</li><li>No hint is provided for the spangram.</li><li>The spangram touches the top side of the board, 3rd column and the bottom side of the board, 5th column.</li><li>The Strands answer for today's game (#256) are: PLUM, GREEN, PEACOCK, MUSTARD, ORCHID and SCARLET.</li><li>The Strands rating for today's game is 'Moderate' and the score is '2 hints'.</li><li>NYT Strands is a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.</li></ul>

NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Thursday, November 14 (game #256)

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