Your weekend fix of Strands puzzles starts here, with a reasonably easy game that's nonetheless a fun 15-minute challenge, as the best ones are. If you need help, scroll down to see my suggestions.
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: Today's NYT Strands info is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #104) – track #1 – today's topic
What's the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands topic is… Dive deep
NYT Strands Today (Game #104) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
- CHAIR
- TRIM
- POUND
- BOLD
- COOL
- AS
NYT Strands today (game #104) – clue #3 – spangram
What's a clue for today's spangram?
• what's underneath
NYT Strands today (game #104) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: left, 4th row
• Last: right, 5th row
Well, the answers are below, so DON'T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #104): The Answers
The answers to today's Strands game number 104 are…
- SQUID
- LOBSTER
- CLAM
- WHALE
- OCTOPUS
- CORAL
- SHARK
- SPANGRAM: MARINE LIFE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Another nice puzzle from Strands; I'm coming to the conclusion that they work much better when they don't try too hard. Just give us some related words and let us find them. Admittedly, this can make the game too easy, as it arguably is today. With puzzles like these, the theme clue arguably needs to be more cryptic, so you don't immediately know what kind of thing you're looking for, like I did today.
I located SQUID very quickly, because it is usually easy to find words with a Q, simply because you know they will be followed by a U, and that will therefore narrow down the options for how the word could develop. LOBSTER, CLAM, WHALE, OCTOPUS followed, then the spangram, and I finished with CORAL and SHARK for the complete series.
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Yesterday's NYT Strands Answers (Friday, June 14, Game #103)
- POSTAL CAR
- STOOL
- COUCH
- COUCH
- RECLINING
- ARMCHAIR
- DIVAN
- SPANGRAM: SEATS
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's new word game, after Wordle and Connections. It is currently in Beta and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check it out if you're struggling to beat it every day.
