Are you looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone, which means some people are always playing “today’s game” while others play “yesterday’s.” If you are instead looking for Wednesday’s puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Wednesday, June 3 (Game #822).
Strands is the latest NYT word game after Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections, and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands suggestions.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections Today and Quordle Today pages for tips and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle Today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Today’s NYT Strands info is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #823) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Smooth Movements
NYT Strands Today (Game #823) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- PALE
- POOL
- PAPERS
- PLAY
- POSTULATE
NYT Strands today (set #823) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #823) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, third row
Last side: right, seventh row
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL 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…
- FUNNY
- EASE
- BALANCE
- APLOMB
- STYLE
- CALM
- SPANGRAM: POETRY IN MOTION
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
When you detect a word that is not as good a game as POETRY, it is most likely part of a longer spangram and this was proven today with the addition of INMOTION.
I also managed to detect a whole set of non-game words starting with the letter P, and I could have found a few more, I’m sure, but there was only one P-word among our six fancy motion descriptors.
APLOMB is one of my favorite words and one that is often used to describe moments of sporting excellence, usually from Lionel Messi, but in my opinion it has to carry a bit of sass 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 coolness. That being said, when I first heard it I thought it was strange that people delivered things with a plum.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Wednesday, June 3, Game #822)
- YELLOW
- COVERAGE
- WILD
- HEATHER
- DAMASCUS
- MEADOW
- SPANGRAM: ROSE GARDEN
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new word game, after Wordle and Connections. It is now a full member of the NYT Games group that has been running for a year and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check it out if you’re struggling to beat it every day.
