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 9 (Game #828).
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 today’s NYT Strands is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #829) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Something Just Clicked
NYT Strands today (game #829) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- RATE
- HEART
- PATH
- CASUAL
- COMA
- WATER
NYT Strands today (game #829) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #829) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: bottom, 4th column
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #829) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #829, are…
- PHOTO
- DEPOSIT
- SOFTWARE
- DOCUMENT
- APPLICATION
- SONG
- SPANGRAM: DOWNLOAD
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
My first thoughts around the theme of “something just clicked” were either something to do with things with switches, or perhaps songs with finger clicks (Under pressure by Queen and David Bowie is my favorite).
In the end, though, it was all about mouse clicks and the many things we could DOWNLOAD to our desktop.
It’s rare that we have a game word longer than spangram and I’m having a hard time understanding why I completely failed to see the word APPLICATION.
Instead, I started with PHOTO, which kept me on a “things with switches and buttons” track before a clue gave me FILE and I changed my thinking.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Tuesday June 9, match #828)
- SNACKS
- FLOODS
- BRIDGE
- SEASICKNESS
- DRINKS
- DANCING
- SPANGRAM: IMONABOAT
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.
