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 Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Sunday, June 21 (Game #840).
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 #841) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Heebie-jeebies
NEW Strands Today (Game #841) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- BUST
- SWEET
- BEST
- LETTERS
- SHIRE
- GRASS SHOT
NEW Strands today (game #841) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #841) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 5th row
Last page: right, 8th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #841) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #841, are…
- CREEPY
- JITTER
- DISCS
- WILLIES
- Butterflies
- SPANGRAM: GOSEBUDS
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I’m not very good at watching horror movies as I get scared so easily. It’s led to a few embarrassing moments where I fall off chairs during jump scares – even the fake jump scare that’s meant to lull you into a false sense of security has me on the verge of trauma.
If I had read the GOOSE BUMP series of books when I was a kid, I might be better acclimated to shock and dullness.
Anyway, I digress. That spangram really opened up today’s game and luckily I discovered it early on after getting CREEPS. The only word I struggled with was SUMMERFULL, which doesn’t quite fit with the others.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Sunday, June 21, Game #840)
- SURE
- INTERNET
- REFRIGERATOR
- BREAKFAST
- LAUNDRY
- SPANGRAM: HOTEL FACILITIES
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.
