A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Saturday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, June 20 (game #839).
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #840) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… That’s included!
NYT Strands today (game #840) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- HATS
- FATE
- FREE
- FIND
- DRIFT
- THAT
NYT Strands today (game #840) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NYT Strands today (game #840) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: left, 3rd row
Last side: right, 5th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #840) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #840, are…
- SAFE
- INTERNET
- FRIDGE
- BREAKFAST
- LAUNDRY
- SPANGRAM: HOTELAMENITIES
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
“That’s included!” That must mean batteries, surely? After all, not having batteries included in something you’ve just purchased is really annoying and a consumer crisis that needs highlighting.
Instead, after getting SAFE and INTERNET, I decided it was 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’d like to pay extra.
The most terrifying “free thing” in a hotel room is, of course, the mini bar — an amenity that can lead to financial ruin and that is definitely never “included”.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Saturday, June 20, game #839)
- CHANT
- MARQUEE
- RAFTERS
- BLEACHERS
- COURTSIDE
- SPANGRAM: GARDENPARTY
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
