<ul><li>NYT Strands is the latest word game offered by The New York Times.</li><li>The game is based on finding words that are related to each other.</li><li>Today's theme for Strands is 'How Poe-tic.'</li><li>The spangram for today gives the clue, 'Black bird.'</li><li>The answers for today's Strands game are: DREARY, PONDERED, WEARY, MIDNIGHT, WEAK, NEVERMORE.</li><li>In Strands, the game offers a hint system that allows for unlocking more clues by using certain words.</li><li>Strands is inclusive, and some of the previous games made everyone find words from famous books like The Very Hungry Caterpillar.</li><li>Yesterday's NYT Strands answers were SCALE, FEATHER, HAIR, HORN, SHELL, WING.</li><li>Strands is fully available for desktop and mobile devices.</li><li>Players can view guides for Strands on The New York Times Games site for tips and strategies in solving the daily game.</li></ul>

NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Wednesday, October 16 (game #227)

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