Monday's Strands is not the most difficult one ever, but you still might find a few hints to be helpful. If that's the case, scroll down.
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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 #106) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Picking up the pieces
NYT Strands today (game #106) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- SHIP
- BARD
- POOL
- STUB
- STIR
- SNOOP
NYT Strands today (game #106) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Game night
NYT Strands today (game #106) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: bottom, 3rd column
• Last: top, 4th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #106) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #106, are…
- RISK
- MONOPOLY
- TROUBLE
- CLUE
- SORRY
- BATTLESHIP
- SPANGRAM: BOARDGAMES
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
This was a relatively easy Strands game, despite the fact that I hadn't heard of a couple of the games in question (and despite one, CLUE, being named CLUEDO in the UK).
MONOPOLY and RISK both stood out right away, and once I knew what I was looking for, the spangram of BOARDGAMES was simple, too. That split the grid in half, and made it much easier to find the remaining answers. As I mentioned, I wasn't familiar with a couple – TROUBLE and SORRY – but once the spangram was in place there were only so many words that I could make from the remaining letters, so I picked those off one by one with a minimum of fuss.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday 16 June, game #105)
- CHAI
- MATCHA
- JASMINE
- CHAMOMILE
- OOLONG
- GUNPOWDER
- SPANGRAM: TEATIME
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.
