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 6 (Game #825).
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 #826) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Herpetology 101
NEW Strands Today (Game #826) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- SNACK
- BLAME
- CLEAN
- ROLE
- BONE
- CAKE
NEW Strands today (game #826) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NEW Strands today (game #826) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 3rd column
Last page: bottom, 2nd column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #826) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #826, are…
- BULL FROG
- SNAKE
- tortoise
- CHAMELEON
- CROCODILE
- SPANGRAM: COLD-BLOODED
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: Perfect
I’m not quite sure how I knew that herpetology was related to amphibians and reptiles, but it just popped into my head somehow.
Most likely it was something to do with my recent David Attenborough documentary, but whatever, it was a huge help in cracking today’s game. Spying on BULLFROG also helped almost immediately.
Despite my confidence in the theme, this game was still challenging, as were the beasts themselves; every word was well camouflaged and we had a spangram zig-zagging across the board.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Saturday, June 6, Game #825)
- MARRIAGE
- NUPTIALS
- UNLOCKED
- LIFTING
- Marriage
- SPANGRAM: TYINGTHEKNOT
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.
