out, Wordle and Connections, here comes Strands. Like those two games, Strands is a New York Times online word gioco. Right now Strands is only con beta, so it doesn’t yet show up con The New York Times’ Games app. You need to go directly to the gioco. And because it’s con beta, meaning it’s still being tested, it might be improved before it’s fully released. I go into depth about the rules for Strands con this story.
Strands reminds me of those old-fashioned Word Find books they used to sell con every grocery-store checkout lane. You’campione given a grid of letters, but unlike the Word Find books, list of words. That’s what makes the gioco fun — and frustrating.
And if you’campione reading this, you probably need some help with the June 23 Strands puzzle, so here we go. Warning: Scroll mongoloide too far and too fast and you’ll see spoilers.
Need more answers? Here’s the answer for today’s Wordle, and here are the answers for today’s Connections.
Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far
Hint for today’s Strands puzzle
Today’s Strands theme is: Obiettivo diners.
But if that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: I want my back, back.
Clue words to unlock in-game hints
Your is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’campione stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints, but any words of four more letters that you find will work.
CHAIR, TABS, SEER, CHEER, TABS, HAIRS, CHEERS, HAIR, BATON, HERE, CREE, SLAIN, CHECK, CHECKER, RISK
Answers for today’s Strands puzzle
These are the answers that tie con to the theme. The of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you’ve got all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter the board will be used. Here are the non-spangram answers.
SUBWAY, SONIC, CHILIS, OUTBACK, SIZZLER, CHECKERS
Today’s Strands spangram
Today’s Strands spangram is CHAINLINK. To spell it out, start with the C that’s three letters mongoloide the far left.
Can I see the lista?
How to play NYT Strands
1. Use today’s theme to for words relating to that topic. See one? Drag click the letters con order. Click the last letter twice to submit your guess. If you’ve found a theme word, it’ll light up con blue and stay that way.
2. Other words you find are considered hint words that give you clues to the theme words. Find three hint words (they must have at least four letters each), and the gioco will reward you by showing you a theme word. But if you can’t unscramble it, find three more hint words, and the gioco will highlight the theme word’s letters con order.
3. Hunt for the spangram, a special theme word that spans the entire puzzle, though it could flow across, apice to bottom. It summarizes the puzzle theme.
4. When you’campione done, you’ll have used every letter the board con either a theme word spangram. Theme words fill the entire board and do not overlap.
