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A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, June 3 (game #822).
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #823) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Smooth moves
NYT Strands today (game #823) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- POST
- PALE
- POOL
- PAPERS
- PLAY
- POSIT
NYT Strands today (game #823) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NYT Strands today (game #823) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: left, 3rd row
Last side: right, 7th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #823) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #823, are…
- GRACE
- EASE
- POISE
- APLOMB
- STYLE
- COMPOSURE
- SPANGRAM: POETRYINMOTION
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
When you spot a non-game word as good as POETRY the chances are that it is part of a longer spangram and so it proved today with the addition of INMOTION.
I also managed to spot a full set of non-game words beginning with the letter P and could have come up with a few more I’m sure, but there was only one P-word among our six descriptors of elegant movement.
APLOMB is one of my favorite words, and one that is often used to describe moments of sporting excellence, usually by Lionel Messi, but to my mind it has to carry a bit of insolence along with the panache.
A better example would be the character of Beth in The Queen’s Gambit as she navigates a male-dominated world and destroys her opponents with casual cool. That said, when I first heard it I thought it was odd that people were delivering things with a plum.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, June 3, game #822)
- YELLOW
- HEDGE
- WILD
- BRIAR
- DAMASK
- PRAIRIE
- SPANGRAM: ROSEGARDEN
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which 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.