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.
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.
