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 Wednesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Wednesday, June 17 (Game #836).
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 #837) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Under the waves
NEW Strands Today (Game #837) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- SNAP
- RULES
- SEARCH
- SALE
- SAVE
- COMPLAINT
NEW Strands today (game #837) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NEW Strands today (game #837) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: bottom, 3rd column
Last page: top, 1st column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #837) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #837, are…
- CRAB
- TONGUE
- SHARK
- FISH
- PLANKTON
- URCHIN
- ALGAE
- SPANGRAM: CORAL REEF
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: Perfect
I didn’t need any hints in this game, but I wasted a lot of time getting parts of words as non-play words before I realized what we were actually looking for: “chin” before I saw URCHIN, “weed” before SEEAWEED, and “reef” long before I put together the Spangram.
I spent a few years by the sea and regularly swam along the coastline, but I don’t think I ever thought about what was under my feet on the sea floor.
But on TikTok I recently saw some underwater footage of exactly where I used to swim and was shocked to see thousands and thousands of starfish – it was quite a strange feeling to think they were probably there all along.
Anyway, I digress. Because of its marine nature, which you can no doubt see made me daydream, I thoroughly enjoyed this game even though I found it difficult.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Wednesday, June 17, Game #836)
- BUCKET
- TRACTOR
- SAW HORSE
- FORK
- WHEELBARROW
- FRAMEWORK: AGRICULTURE
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.
