Looking for a different day?
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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, June 5 (game #824).
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 #825) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… With this ring…
NYT Strands today (game #825) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- TRAM
- SLADE
- RANK
- MIRROR
- LINK
- TALK
NYT Strands today (game #825) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters
NYT Strands today (game #825) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 6th 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 #825) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #825, are…
- MARRIAGE
- NUPTIALS
- WEDLOCK
- VOWS
- MATRIMONY
- SPANGRAM: TYINGTHEKNOT
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
With the exception of a spangram that started and ended on the same side of the grid, this was a straightforward game to untangle.
Like many, I expect my first thought was MARRIAGE and it was an easy spot on the board to find the double-R.
NUPTIALS is a word I have never given much thought to, but it’s a good one to describe the whole overarching (and costly) rigmarole of a wedding day — and it also features in the least romantic document a soon-to-be married couple can sign, the prenup.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Friday, June 5, game #824)
- SCRAP
- BRAWL
- SKIRMISH
- CLASH
- SCUFFLE
- MELEE
- SPANGRAM: FIGHTINGWORDS
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.
