The weekend starts with a standard Strands puzzle, by which I mean it's pretty complicated. That's the default of this game, which tests the old gray matter every day. If you need a little help, you'll find it below in the form of some suggestions, and I also have Strands' answers and my comments on the game if you just want to see them.
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 #69) – track #1 – today's topic
What's the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands topic is… It's a date!
NYT Strands Today (Game #69) – Clue #2 – Keywords
What are some good keywords today?
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
• SKIP
• PINK
• PART
• TO ADORE
• EXCESS
• SUCCESS
NYT Strands today (game #69) – clue #3 – spangram
What's a clue for today's spangram?
• Go to a party
NYT Strands today (game #69) – clue #4 – spangram position
Which two sides of the board does today's spangram touch?
• First: right, fifth row
• Second: left, fifth row
Well, the answers are below, so DON'T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #69): The Answers
The answers to today's Strands game number 69 are…
- TUXEDO
- BODY
- DANCE
- DRESS
- COURT
- BOUTONNIERE
- SPANGRAM: PROM NIGHT
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
I'm only marking this one as moderate because here in the UK, prom night doesn't exist, or at least it didn't when I was a kid. So, my experience of this comes almost entirely from watching American TV and movies, and unfortunately, “the bucket of pig's blood falling on the prom queen” wasn't on the list.
Fortunately, PROMNIGHT itself, the spangram, was fairly easy to find, and most of the others were relatively easy. That being said, if it hadn't been for the fact that BOUTONNIERE was alone at the bottom of the board below PROMNIGHT, he wouldn't have had any chance of finding him; He had literally never heard that word before.
As was your day? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Strands Answers (Friday, May 10, Game #68)
- LAUNCH
- RE-ENTRY
- SPLASHDOWN
- ORBIT
- FIND
- SPANGRAM: SPACE FLIGHT
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.
