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 Saturday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Saturday, June 20 (Game #839).
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 #840) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… It’s included!
NEW Strands Today (Game #840) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- HAT
- FATE
- FREE
- FIND
- OPERATION
- TO
NEW Strands today (game #840) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NEW Strands today (game #840) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 3rd row
Last page: right, 5th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #840) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #840, are…
- SURE
- INTERNET
- REFRIGERATOR
- BREAKFAST
- LAUNDRY
- SPANGRAM: HOTEL FACILITIES
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
“It’s included!” Surely that must mean batteries? After all, not having batteries included in something you just bought is really annoying and a consumer crisis to highlight.
Instead, after getting SECURITY and INTERNET, I decided that these were things (or HOTEL AMENITIES as the spangram puts it) included in your hotel bill – or more often not included in your hotel bill unless you want to pay extra.
The scariest “free thing” in a hotel room is, of course, the minibar – an amenity that can lead to financial ruin and is absolutely never “included.”
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Saturday, June 20, Game #839)
- CHANT
- MARQUEE
- BLOCK
- BLEACHER
- THE HAND
- SPANGRAM: GARDEN PARTY
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.
