Tweet
Another day, another chance to solve the NYT’s fiendishly difficult new word game Strands. OK, maybe ‘fiendishly difficult’ is an exaggeration – but it definitely can be tough. If you’re a little stumped by today’s game you can scroll down for some hopefully helpful hints to get you going.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
[HEADING=1]NYT Strands today (game #60) - hint #1 - today’s theme[/HEADING]
[HEADING=2]What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?[/HEADING]
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… What’s my line?
[HEADING=1]NYT Strands today (game #60) - hint #2 - clue words[/HEADING]
[HEADING=2]What are some good clue words today?[/HEADING]
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
• BRAIN
• SHIP
• KNOCK
• CLOWN
• FISH
• PRANK
[HEADING=1]NYT Strands today (game #60) - hint #3 - spangram[/HEADING]
[HEADING=2]What is a hint for today’s spangram?[/HEADING]
• You won’t spot this pattern
[HEADING=1]NYT Strands today (game #60) - hint #4 - spangram position[/HEADING]
[HEADING=2]Where does today’s spangram start and end?[/HEADING]
• Start: left, 7th row
• End: right, 2nd row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
[HEADING=1]NYT Strands today (game #60) - the answers[/HEADING]
[IMG alt=“NYT Strands answers for game #60 on a blue background”]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jo...pGcfk36tCN.jpg
(Image credit: New York Times)
The answers to today’s Strands, game #60, are…
[ul]
[li]CLOWNFISH[/li][li]SKUNK[/li][li]CHIPMUNK[/li][li]TIGER[/li][li]BUMBLEBEE[/li][li]ZEBRA[/li][li]SPANGRAM: STRIPED[/li][/ul]
[ul]
[li]My rating: Moderate[/li][li]My score: Perfect[/li][/ul]
I blame myself (a little) for my difficulty in solving today’s Strands puzzle. The clue – What’s my line? – is quite obtuse, admittedly, but when I found CLOWNFISH early on I should have put two and two together. Instead – and please go easy on me, I was feeling a little tired when I played – I got hung up on thinking it was a reference to Finding Nemo. I know, I know… but it seemed to fit at the time.
My task wasn’t helped by finding SKUNK and then CHIPMUNK next, because I wouldn’t associate either of those with being striped. In fact, they further convinced me that this was something about animated animals. What a fool.
It was only when I uncovered TIGER and BUMBLEBEE – still purely by chance at this stage – that things became clearer. I had revealed so much of the board by now that I could hardly fail to miss STRIPED, and the other answers followed soon after.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
[HEADING=2]Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Wednesday 1 May, game #59)[/HEADING]
[ul]
[li]THIMBLE[/li][li]IRON[/li][li]SHIP[/li][li]WHEELBARROW[/li][li]RACECAR[/li][li]PENGUIN[/li][li]SPANGRAM: MONOPOLY[/li][/ul]
[HEADING=2]What is NYT Strands?[/HEADING]
Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s currently in Beta and 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.
Continue reading…
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
[HEADING=1]NYT Strands today (game #60) - hint #1 - today’s theme[/HEADING]
[HEADING=2]What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?[/HEADING]
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… What’s my line?
[HEADING=1]NYT Strands today (game #60) - hint #2 - clue words[/HEADING]
[HEADING=2]What are some good clue words today?[/HEADING]
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
• BRAIN
• SHIP
• KNOCK
• CLOWN
• FISH
• PRANK
[HEADING=1]NYT Strands today (game #60) - hint #3 - spangram[/HEADING]
[HEADING=2]What is a hint for today’s spangram?[/HEADING]
• You won’t spot this pattern
[HEADING=1]NYT Strands today (game #60) - hint #4 - spangram position[/HEADING]
[HEADING=2]Where does today’s spangram start and end?[/HEADING]
• Start: left, 7th row
• End: right, 2nd row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
[HEADING=1]NYT Strands today (game #60) - the answers[/HEADING]
[IMG alt=“NYT Strands answers for game #60 on a blue background”]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jo...pGcfk36tCN.jpg
(Image credit: New York Times)
The answers to today’s Strands, game #60, are…
[ul]
[li]CLOWNFISH[/li][li]SKUNK[/li][li]CHIPMUNK[/li][li]TIGER[/li][li]BUMBLEBEE[/li][li]ZEBRA[/li][li]SPANGRAM: STRIPED[/li][/ul]
[ul]
[li]My rating: Moderate[/li][li]My score: Perfect[/li][/ul]
I blame myself (a little) for my difficulty in solving today’s Strands puzzle. The clue – What’s my line? – is quite obtuse, admittedly, but when I found CLOWNFISH early on I should have put two and two together. Instead – and please go easy on me, I was feeling a little tired when I played – I got hung up on thinking it was a reference to Finding Nemo. I know, I know… but it seemed to fit at the time.
My task wasn’t helped by finding SKUNK and then CHIPMUNK next, because I wouldn’t associate either of those with being striped. In fact, they further convinced me that this was something about animated animals. What a fool.
It was only when I uncovered TIGER and BUMBLEBEE – still purely by chance at this stage – that things became clearer. I had revealed so much of the board by now that I could hardly fail to miss STRIPED, and the other answers followed soon after.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
[HEADING=2]Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Wednesday 1 May, game #59)[/HEADING]
[ul]
[li]THIMBLE[/li][li]IRON[/li][li]SHIP[/li][li]WHEELBARROW[/li][li]RACECAR[/li][li]PENGUIN[/li][li]SPANGRAM: MONOPOLY[/li][/ul]
[HEADING=2]What is NYT Strands?[/HEADING]
Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s currently in Beta and 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.
Continue reading…