Looking for a different day?
A new NEW Strands puzzle pops up 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 Thursday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Thursday, June 11 (Game #830).
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 #831) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Something to talk about
NEW Strands Today (Game #831) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- HOST
- BONE
- ROBE
- HOOD
- SCOPE
- WEAR
NEW Strands today (game #831) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NEW Strands today (game #831) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 1st column
Last page: bottom, 6th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #831) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #831, are…
- BODY
- POINT
- HOOK
- SUBJECT
- PROBLEM
- CONCLUSION
- SPANGRAM: PARTS OF SPEECH
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 hints
I love the song Something to talk about by Badly Drawn Boy so I hummed this to myself as I played today’s Strands. I bet I wasn’t the only one.
Meanwhile, I really struggled with today’s match. The first two words I spotted, BODY and POINT, came when I was looking for words that weren’t puns, and neither helped me push forward as I couldn’t see the connection between them.
It took two more hints, HOOK and TOPIC, before I finally got that the theme was about having a conversation. I’m so used to the Strands themes being obtuse that I often miss them when they’re obvious.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Thursday, June 11, Game #830)
- BLUES
- FUSE
- SELECT
- USE
- SCHMOOZE
- SHOE
- CRUISE
- SPANGRAM: RHYME TIME
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.
