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 Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, June 18 (game #837).
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 #838) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Look to the west
NYT Strands today (game #838) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- BANANA
- TEASE
- SPOKES
- BAND
- STONE
- SOUP
NYT Strands today (game #838) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #838) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: left, 1st row
Last side: right, 1st row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #838) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #838, are…
- BOOTS
- CHAPS
- SPURS
- SADDLE
- JEANS
- BANDANA
- STETSON
- SPANGRAM: COWPOKES
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
A game collecting some, but by no means all, of the many accessories connected to the hired hands of cattle ranching.
The clothing worn by COWPOKES has had an unusually significant and enduring impact on western fashion tastes. It’s quite odd when you think that the sort of pants you’d wear to lasso a bull are the same as you’d wear to put together a spreadsheet or serve a cappuccino.
Anyway, I digress. An easy game to close out the week. Only BANDANA slowed me down, but that was just because I wanted to see if I could connect “banana” first.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, June 18, game #837)
- CRAB
- SEAWEED
- SHARK
- FISH
- PLANKTON
- URCHIN
- ALGAE
- SPANGRAM: CORALREEF
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.
