New York Times Strands Hints and Answers for June 25, 2024

Strands

By Mina Smith

Published Jun 24, 2024

Strands is back with another 6x8 letter grid that has a seemingly-random jumble of letters. In it, you need to find several themed words that all fit into one category. But the puzzle is even more challenging than the rules of Strands make it sound.

If you are stuck on this challenging puzzle game and are looking for a hint or two, you can find everything you need below. This article contains general hints, explanations, spoilers, and more to help you win today's difficult puzzle.

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The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #114 for June 25, 2024

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The Strands puzzle for today has the clue Frame Game. There are nine items to find: one Spangram category and eight themed words inside the letter grid.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

Want to see a general clue or two for this mobile puzzle game? Check out the sections below for some spoiler-free hints about the theme of today's puzzle.

General Hint 1

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Hint 1 : What game has frames?

Hint 2 : Frames in the games at the alley.

Hint 3 : Throwing a ball down a lane in a solo sport.

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today's Strands

If you are looking for some spoilers for today's Strands, the mobile game similar to Wordle, you can find two words in the sections below. Click the Read More buttons to see them.

Spoiler 1

Word 1 : Strike

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Word 2 : Pins

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The Answer to Today's New York Times Games Strands

In the expandable section below, you can find the full spoiler for this challenging puzzle game. All the themed words are inside, along with the position of each word in the puzzle's letter grid.

The category for today is Bowling . The words are Spare, Split, Alley, Gutter, Turkey, Strike, Lane, and Pins.

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Today's Strands Explained

Inside the expandable section below, you can find the full explanation of how the themed words and the clue go together. Click the Read More button to see it for yourself.

Frame Game is in reference to how Bowling is a sport that has ten frames per game. Each of the themed words in the puzzle is something associated with bowling, like where you can bowl or things you need to bowl, for example.