Strands is the New York Times Games word-search puzzle with a twist: you don't get any of the words ahead of time. Each of the themed words falls into the same category, and you will need to find all eight of these words while using all the letters in the grid and not overlapping any words.
In order to win today's puzzle, you'll need to know all the rules of how to play Strands, a working knowledge of the subject without knowing what it is beforehand, and you'll probably need a little luck. If you are running low on the latter, you can find all the help you need to solve this challenging puzzle game below.
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The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #98 for June 9, 2024
The Strands puzzle for today has the clue Way to Grow! There are eight total words to find: one Spangram category and seven themed words.
New York Times Games Strands Clues
Searching for some help that won't ruin any of the words like the in-game hint system does in this browser puzzle game? You can find three general hints to the puzzle in the sections below.
General Hint 1
General Hint 2
General Hint 3
Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today's Strands
If a couple of spoilers would help you with today's puzzle, check below. Each expandable section contains just one word from the puzzle and its position inside the letter grid.
Spoiler 1
Spoiler 2
The Answer to Today's New York Times Games Strands
The complete answer to the New York Times GamesStrands is located below. In the expandable section there, you will find all the themed words and their locations inside the puzzle.
Today's Strands Explained
Today's puzzle not make sense to you? Check out the expandable section below to see the explanation for how the clue, the Spangram, and the themed words all match up in this mobile game similar to Wordle.
Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Strands website available on almost any device with a browser.
Strands
- Platform(s)
- Web Browser
- Released
- March 4, 2024
- Developer(s)
- The New York Times Company
- Genre(s)
- Puzzle
