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 are looking for Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Thursday, June 18 (Game #837).
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 #838) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Look West
NYT Strands today (game #838) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- BANANA
- TEASE
- RAYS
- BAND
- ROCK
- SOUP
NYT Strands today (game #838) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #838) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 1st row
Last side: right, 1st 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 #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 rating: Perfect
A game bringing together some, but not all, of the many accessories related to livestock workers.
The clothing worn by COWPOKES has had an unusually significant and lasting impact on Western fashion tastes. It’s pretty strange when you think that the kind of pants you’d wear to lasso a bull are the same ones you’d wear to draw up a spreadsheet or pour a cappuccino.
Anyway, I digress. An easy game to end 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, Match #837)
- CRAB
- ALGAE
- SHARK
- FISH
- PLANKTON
- THE URCHIN
- ALGAE
- SPANGRAM: CORAL REEF
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.
