Prepare yourself, because today's Strands puzzle from the NYT is a difficult one. Or rather, I found it to be difficult; maybe you won't. If you do, there are hints below to help you out.
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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 #92) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Better with age
NYT Strands today (game #92) - hint #2 - clue words
What are some good clue words today?
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
• RUSE
• FEAR
• MOIST
• TRUE
• EACH
• MICE
NYT Strands today (game #92) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Microbial menu
NYT Strands today (game #92) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: left, 5th row
• Last: right, 3rd row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #92) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #92, are…
- YOGURT
- MISO
- KEFIR
- KOMBUCHA
- KIMCHI
- SAUERKRAUT
- SPANGRAM: FERMENTED
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Three hints
I generally manage to solve each Strands puzzle without needing hints, but failed miserably in that task today: I needed three of them. Will everyone find it as tough as I did? I suspect many will, because a) many of the words are relatively obscure and b) many have uncommon spellings.
I say many are relatively obscure, although obviously it depends on your diet. I love YOGURT, but none of the other answers here are part of my regular cuisine. If you're a regular eater of KIMCHI or SAUERKRAUT then those words may have jumped out more readily to you. But even outside of that, only MISO really has a common structure in English; K is not a common letter to begin a word, but starts three answers and is in the middle of another. Maybe I could/should have solved it with two or even one hint, but there's only so long I'm prepared to stare at the Strands board, and I ultimately decided enough was enough today. Frustrating – but I'm glad it was a little harder than some of them have been recently.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday 2 June, game #91)
- TOPPER
- COLOR
- CLEANSE
- BASE
- FILE
- BUFF
- MOISTURIZE
- SPANGRAM: MANICURE
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.
