And so the weekend comes to an end with another New York Times Strands match. It's a tricky beast, as many of them are, so read on if you need some advice.
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 #84) – track #1 – today's topic
What's the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands topic is… Two-step process
NYT Strands Today (Game #84) – Clue #2 – Keywords
What are some good keywords today?
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
• BETTER
• DUNE
• FORGE
• BREED
• STRONG
• GROVE
NYT Strands today (game #84) – clue #3 – spangram
What's a clue for today's spangram?
• Partners
NYT Strands today (game #84) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: right, fourth row
• Last: left, seventh row
Well, the answers are below, so DON'T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #84): The Answers
The answers to today's Strands game number 84 are…
- CEASE
- REFRAIN
- FORGIVE
- FORGET
- SPLIT
- CONQUER
- SPANGRAM: ACTION VERBS
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
To be honest, this is a bit strange. There's nothing wrong with the concept: the theme track, 'Two-Step Process', nicely sums up the idea of words that go together, like CEASE and DESIST. But I'm a little puzzled why the spangram is ACTIONVERBS. I mean, yes, they are action verbs, but that's not really the defining quality here. After all, there are hundreds of action verbs, but the reason these have been chosen is because they go together in pairs.
Well, we've already had a Strands conundrum with PAIRED as a spangram, so I can see why the NYT wanted to avoid repeating that, but isn't there a different, more relevant word/phrase that could have been used here? BED MATES or something like that.
Anyway, I managed to figure it out, but there was a lot of trial and error involved. Each word pair was completed essentially the same way: find a half by playing random words until one turned blue, then look for its match and find it very quickly. Frankly, it's not my favorite Strands game.
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Answers from yesterday's NYT Strands (Saturday, May 25, Game #83)
- TIME
- BET
- MOOSE
- FILTRATION
- COLD
- MEET
- PAIR
- SERIAL
- SPANGRAM: HOMOPHONES
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.
