This can be complicated, depending on certain factors that I won't go into for fear of spoilers. If that's the case, you might find my tips helpful.
Want more fun with words? So check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today, and Quordle today pages for clues 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 #116) – track #1 – today's topic
What's the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands topic is… Better together
NYT Strands Today (Game #116) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
- BURDEN
- RICE
- COME
- PINK
- STONE
- LANE
NYT Strands today (game #116) – clue #3 – spangram
What's a clue for today's spangram?
• Dinner companions
NYT Strands today (game #116) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: left, seventh row
• Last: right, 4th row
Well, the answers are below, so DON'T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #116): The Answers
The answers to today's Strands game number 116 are…
- CHEESE
- DIP
- COOKIE
- MACARONI
- HAMBURGER
- CHIPS
- SPANGRAM: COMBOMEALS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Here's another puzzle from Strands that will probably be more difficult for those of you not in the US. Two of the pairings here (BURGER and FRIES, and MACaroni and CHEESE) are well known around the world. The other, SAUCE and COOKIES, is not. In fact, the idea of GRAVY and BISCUITS going together in the UK would be repugnant, because to us gravy is a savory meat (or vegetable) sauce, not creamy like the US equivalent is, while biscuits are the which Americans would know as cookies. Mmmmm, put a little more meat sauce on those Oreos, please…
Fortunately, that didn't have an impact on my game today, because I've worked for American websites long enough to know what gravy refers to in this context, plus the other answers were simple enough that I could have figured it out anyway. The spangram was probably the most difficult aspect of this game: I could see MEALS pretty well, but I couldn't solve the COMBO part until quite late in the game.
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Answers from yesterday's NYT Strands (Wednesday, June 26, game #115)
- ELEGANT
- ELEGANT
- HANDSOME
- SPECTACULAR
- ELEGANT
- SHOW OFF
- DRIP
- SPANGRAM: FASHIONIST
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's new word game, after Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta, making it a full member of the NYT Games group 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.
