Want a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears every day at midnight for your time zone – which means some people are still playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s.” If you’re looking for Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Tuesday, June 16 (Game #835).
Strands is the latest pun from The New York Times after Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so keep reading my Strands tips.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections Today and Quordle Today pages for tips and answers on these games, as well as Marc’s Wordle Today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: The information on NYT Strands today is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #836) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… In the Barnyard
NYT Strands today (game #836) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- BOX
- WORK
- TOTE
- ROCK
- MALE
- GREET
- MAIN
NYT Strands today (game #836) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 7 letters
NYT Strands today (game #836) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 6th row
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #836) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #836, are…
- BUCKET
- TRACTOR
- KNIGHT
- FORK
- WHEELBARROW
- SPANGRAM: AGRICULTURE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 tips
I was completely floored when “horse” and “horses” both came up as non-game words, because I had assumed we were looking for the names of animals that might reside “in the barnyard.”
Fortunately, there were dozens of non-gaming words on the board, so I opted to follow a few clues to ease my puzzlement, with BUCKET and TRACTOR confirming that we were looking for barnyard equipment rather than barnyard animals.
It took me a while to work around the board, sighing inwardly as I picked up SAWHORSE and experiencing a slight childish pleasure with the circular wheelbarrow. I hope you had a better time.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Tuesday June 16, match #835)
- WRAP
- SANDWICH
- GYRO
- RAMEN
- SALAD
- SOUP
- Tacos
- SPANGRAM: WHAT FOR LUNCH
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the not-so-new pun from The New York Times, after Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full member of the year-old NYT games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, with tips for solving it, so check it out if you’re struggling to beat it every day.
