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 17 (Game #836).
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 #837) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Beneath the Waves
NYT Strands Today (Game #837) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- SLAP
- RULES
- LOOK FOR
- SALE
- REPLACEMENT
- CLAG
NYT Strands today (set #837) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #837) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: below, third column
Last side: top, first column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #837): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #837 are…
- CRAB
- ALGA
- SHARK
- FISH
- PLANKTON
- URCHIN
- ALGAE
- SPANGRAM: CORAL REEF
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
I didn’t need any hints in this game, but I wasted a lot of time getting word parts as non-game words before I realized what we were actually looking for: “chin” before we saw HEDGEHOG, “grass” before ALGAE, and “reef” long before we put together the Spangram.
I spent a few years living by the ocean and swam regularly along the coast, but I don’t think I ever thought about what was under my feet at the bottom of the sea.
However, I recently saw some underwater images on TikTok of exactly where I used to go swimming and I was shocked to see thousands and thousands of starfish; It was a pretty strange feeling to think that they were probably there all the time.
Anyway, I digress. Due to its marine nature, which as I’m sure made me daydream, I thoroughly enjoyed this game despite finding it complicated.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Wednesday, June 17, Game #836)
- BUCKET
- TRACTOR
- DONKEY
- GALLOWS
- FORKLIFT TRUCK
- SPANGRAM: AGRICULTURE
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.
