And so the weekend ends with a Strands puzzle that may give you a few more problems than some recent installments. If that's the case, you may find my suggestions helpful.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle Today, NYT Connections Today, and Quordle Today pages for tips and answers for those games.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about today's NYT Strands is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (set #119) – track #1 – today's topic
What's the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Cut and color
NYT Strands Today (Game #119) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
- LOCKED
- SHEET
- SEEM
- SWEET
- SWEEP
- BUMP
NYT Strands Today (Game #119): Clue #3 – Spangram
What's a clue for today's spangram?
• Rock stars
NYT Strands Today (Game #119): Clue #4: Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: left, 4th row
• Last: right, 4th row
Well, the answers are below, so DO NOT CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE PAGE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #119): the answers
The answers to today's Strands game #119 are…
- SAPPHIRE
- EMERALD
- TOPAZ
- GARNET
- AMETHYST
- SPANGRAM: JEWEL TONES
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
I'd never heard the term JEWEL TONE before, which made this Strands puzzle quite difficult to solve even once I figured out the concept, which was relatively early in the game.
The fact that I had never heard of GARNET and didn't know how to spell AMETHYST also made things a lot harder than they might have been otherwise. As a result of all that, this was a pretty mixed bag for me – names like EMERALD and RUBY were obvious and easy, some of the others not so much. Still, I got it done in the end, and without using any hints. I'll take that any day.
How did your day go? Send me an email and let me know.
Answers from yesterday's NYT Strands (Saturday, June 29, game #118)
- KITE
- ASTEROID
- PLANET
- GALAXY
- MOON
- SATELITE
- SPANGRAM: OUTER SPACE
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta, making it a full member of the NYT Games roster 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 get through it each day.
