Happy 100th puzzle, Strands! Will it still be going in another 100? Will it make it out of beta? We'll have to wait and see – but in the meantime, there's today's edition to play.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
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NYT Strands today (game #100) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Hold up...
NYT Strands today (game #100) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- TABOO
- SHOT
- STOP
- ROSE
- POSE
- POST
NYT Strands today (game #100) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Please stand up
NYT Strands today (game #100) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: left, 7th row
• Last: right, 2nd row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #100) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #100, are…
- LIFT
- ELEVATE
- EXALT
- SUPPORT
- HOIST
- BOOST
- LEVITATE
- SPANGRAM: ALLRISE
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
This is a slightly more standard Strands puzzle than some, in that rather than being grouped words as such it's mostly synonyms. That said, the spangram, ALLRISE, doesn't really fit that pattern. Or maybe I'm being unfair – I suppose all of the answers do mean RISE, so in that sense it works.
Either way, I found this to be a little harder than some Strands puzzles. Thinking of synonyms should be second nature to me, but it's easier in theory than practice, and even once I thought of one I couldn't necessarily uncover it; it took me ages to place ELEVATE, for instance. Still, I got there in the end.
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Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Monday 10 June, game #99)
- COLUMN
- FOLD
- PAGE
- BYLINE
- FOLIO
- CAPTION
- ARTICLE
- SPANGRAM: NEWSPAPER
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's currently in Beta and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
