Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Sunday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, June 29 (game #483).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
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 #484) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… … Trellis beauties
NYT Strands today (game #484) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- MITRE
- SEAT
- CLIP
- ROOF
- WOLF
NYT Strands today (game #484) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 7 letters
NYT Strands today (game #484) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 6th row
Last side: right, 2nd row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #484) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #484, are…
- JASMINE
- Clematis
- WISTERIA
- Sweatpea
- MOONFLOWER
- SPANGRAM: CLIMBER
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
After yesterday’s colorful treat, it was back to normal today – including a regular-length spangram, for a change.
I am sure there were a few green-fingered puzzlers who saw all of these “Trelis beauties” immediately, but I needed a hint to get going and JASMINE confirmed what we were searching for.
I had never heard of MOONFLOWER before; sunflower, yes – but not moon… After Googling it, I realized it was a plant I recognized and have seen often, but didn’t know the name of it until now. Thank you, Strands, for expanding my knowledge base.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Sunday, June 29, game #483)
- BLUE
- GREEN
- VIOLET
- YELLOW
- INDIGO
- ORANGE
- SPANGRAM: CHASING RAINBOWS
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable that has been running for a year and which 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.
