Wednesday comes again, marking the middle of the week. But it's just another day for the NYT's Strands game, which appears without fail seven times a week. The countdown has begun to play it now, before it is replaced by tomorrow!
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 #101) – track #1 – today's topic
What's the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands topic is… By the dozen
NYT Strands Today (Game #101) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
- COCKROACH
- FORCE
- DAZE
- HEIST
- COST
- FORD
NYT Strands today (game #101) – clue #3 – spangram
What's a clue for today's spangram?
• Hmmm… Homer Simpson
NYT Strands today (game #101) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: left, fifth row
• Last: right, 6th row
Well, the answers are below, so DON'T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #101): The Answers
The answers to today's 101st Strands game are…
- JELLY
- CIDER
- HOLE
- GLAZE
- FROSTY
- CAKE
- POWDERED
- SPANGRAM: DONUTS
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
I solved this Strands puzzle without using any hints, but it took me a long time. I'm not really a big donut consumer and several of these answers were unfamiliar to me as fillings or types. CIDER, for example, seems strange to me; CIDER is an alcoholic beverage where I'm from, not a doughnut. CAKE? What is a donut cake? I wouldn't think of buying them by the dozen either, depending on the theme clue: why would you need more than one?
It was actually just the combination of finding JELLY and HOLE by accident that led me to the topic, and then to spangram, at which point things became a lot easier.
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Answers from yesterday's NYT Strands (Tuesday, June 11, Game #100)
- RAISE
- RAISE
- EXALT
- SUPPORT
- HOIST
- INCREASE
- LEVITATE
- SPANGRAM:ALLRISE
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.
