Looking for a different day?
A new NEW Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people always play ‘today’s game’ while others play ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for the Tuesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Tuesday, June 9 (Game #828).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game, following the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult though, so read on for my Strands tips.
Want more word-based fun? So check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle Today pages for tips and answers to these games, and Marc’s Wordle Today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER ALERT: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NEW Strands today (game #829) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Something just clicked
NEW Strands Today (Game #829) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- RATE
- NUCLEAR
- PATH
- CASUAL
- COMA
- WATER
NEW Strands today (game #829) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NEW Strands today (game #829) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 3rd column
Last page: bottom, 4th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #829) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #829, are…
- PHOTO
- FILE
- SOFTWARE
- DOCUMENT
- APPLICATION
- SONG
- SPANGRAM: DOWNLOAD
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
My first thoughts on the “something just clicked” theme was either something to do with things with contacts or maybe songs with finger clicks (Under pressure by Queen and David Bowie is my favorite).
In the end, though, it was all about mouse clicks and the many things we could DOWNLOAD to our desktop.
It’s rare that we have a game word longer than the spanframe, and I’m struggling to figure out how I completely failed to see the word APPLICATION.
Instead, I started with PHOTO, which kept me on a trail of “things with switches and buttons” until a hint gave me FILE and I changed my mind.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Tuesday, June 9, Game #828)
- SNACKS
- WAVES
- DECK
- SEA SICKNESS
- DRINK
- DANCE
- SPANGRAM: IMONABOAT
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-anymore word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full-fledged member of NYT’s game stable that’s been running for a year and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a full guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips to solve it, so check it out if you struggle to beat it every day.
