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 16 (Game #835).
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 #836) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… In the barn
NEW Strands Today (Game #836) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- BOX
- WORK
- TOTE
- CUT
- BUCK
- GREET
- MAIN
NEW Strands today (game #836) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 7 letters
NEW Strands today (game #836) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 4th row
Last page: right, 6th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #836) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #836, are…
- BUCKET
- TRACTOR
- SAW HORSE
- FORK
- WHEELBARROW
- FRAMEWORK: AGRICULTURE
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 2 hints
I was completely shocked when “horse” and “horses” both came up as non-play words, as I had assumed we were looking for the names of animals that had to stay “in the barn”.
Fortunately, there were dozens of non-game words on the board, so I opted to take a few hints to ease my confusion, with BUCKET and TRAKTOR confirming that we were looking for barn equipment rather than barn animals.
It took me a while to work my way around the board, sighing inwardly as I became a SAW HORSE and experienced mild childish pleasure at the round WHEEL BAR. I hope you were feeling better.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Tuesday, June 16, Game #835)
- WRAP
- SANDWICH
- GYRO
- THE FRAME
- SALAD
- SOUP
- TACOS
- SPANGRAM: WHAT FOR LUNCH
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.
