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 Monday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Monday, June 22 (Game #841).
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 #842) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… A whole new world
NEW Strands Today (Game #842) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- FOOT
- CABINET
- TABLE
- GEAR
- ROAR
- ABRUPT
NEW Strands today (game #842) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NEW Strands today (game #842) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 5th row
Last page: right, 2nd row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #842) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #842, are…
- FOOD
- BLOCK
- ARMOR
- BUILDING
- PORTAL
- STORAGE
- TOOL
- SPANGRAM: MINECRAFT
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Typical Aladdin and the version of A whole new world performed by the late, great Peabo Bryson dominated my first thoughts as I tackled today’s puzzle.
But instead of a “magic carpet ride” our search was focused on MINECRAFT’s created worlds, something I learned after discovering the spanframe right away.
From here it was a matter of trying to remember all the terminology associated with the game, which I have almost forgotten after a brief interest from two obsessed with-Minecraft nephews; FOOD was of course my first place.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Monday, June 22, Game #841)
- CREEPY
- JITTER
- DISCS
- WILLIES
- Butterflies
- SPANGRAM: GOSEBUDS
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.
