I really enjoyed today's Strands puzzle and hope you will do too. Maybe that's because I found it to be quite easy – but don't worry if you struggle a little, because I've got some hints for you below.
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.
Marc is TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief and has been obsessed with Wordle and its ilk for more than two years. He's authored dozens of articles on the game for TechRadar, including a daily today's Wordle answer column and a detailed analysis of the most common letters in Wordle in every position. He's also played every Wordle ever and only lost once and yes, he takes it all too seriously.
NYT Strands today (game #118) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… It's way over your head
NYT Strands today (game #118) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- LETTER
- ELITE
- SPOON
- NOTE
- PLAN
- PLAY
NYT Strands today (game #118) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Heavens above
NYT Strands today (game #118) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: left, 4th row
• Last: right, 4th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #118) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #118, are…
- COMET
- ASTEROID
- PLANET
- GALAXY
- MOON
- SATELLITE
- SPANGRAM: OUTERPSACE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I'm a proper space buff and spend much of my free time staring at the skies through a telescope, taking photos of distant galaxies and nebulae – or more often cursing the fact that it's a cloudy night yet again.
Anyway, that helped me find all of the answers easily once again today – well, once I'd worked out what the theme was. I'd uncovered dozens of potential answers, all of which ended up merely being hints (none of which I used), before I finally got COMET, and realized what the connection was. After that it was plain sailing, other than the spangram, which took me a little while to identify.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Friday 28 June, game #117)
- SALSA
- SOUL
- JAZZ
- BLUES
- ROCK
- DISCO
- FOLK
- COUNTRY
- SPANGRAM: MUSICGENRE
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable 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.
