Your Saturday Strands is, well… watch it for yourself and see what you think. I didn't like it, frankly. But maybe it's just me. Anyway, there are some tips below if you need them.
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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 #97) – track #1 – today's topic
What's the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands topic is… Beat the heat
NYT Strands Today (Game #97) – Clue #2 – Keywords
What are some good keywords today?
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
• BITE
• BOTCH
• SHOOT
• PEACH
• CREAM
• DOG
NYT Strands today (game #97) – clue #3 – spangram
What's a clue for today's spangram?
• the sun has risen
NYT Strands today (game #97) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: left, fifth row
• Last: right, 3rd row
Well, the answers are below, so DON'T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #97): The Answers
The answers to today's Strands game number 97 are…
- BEACH
- TO CAMP
- POPSICLE
- CARNIVAL
- LEMONADE
- HOPSCOTCH
- SPANGRAM: SUMMER
- My rating: Confused
- My score: Perfect
It is not the first time that this reasoning completely baffles me. For those of you who have come across this column for the first time, I am based in the UK and I accept that cultural differences between the UK and the US may explain my inability to understand what is going on here. Or rather, I will not accept it; It shouldn't be the case that the game is so biased towards one country. Yes, the NYT is an American newspaper, but the Internet is global and the entire Wordle phenomenon was largely based on the fact that it attracted people from all over. This… this is just strange.
Exhibit A: why is HOPSCOTCH here? What does that have to do with SUMMER? Does HOPSCOTCH mean anything different in the US than in the UK? And why is 'Beat the heat' the theme track? A POPSICLE could help you beat the heat, of course, and in fact that was the first word I found. But how does CARNIVAL help you beat the heat? OR CAMP? It's a strange mix of words. I figured it out, but I almost wish I hadn't.
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Answers from yesterday's NYT Strands (Friday, June 7, Game #96)
- KAPPA
- ALPHA
- epsilon
- SPECTRUM
- DELTA
- SIGMA
- BETA
- SPANGRAM: GREEK LETTERS
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.
