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 Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, June 12 (game #466).
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 #467) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Scattering petals
NYT Strands today (game #467) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- LAZY
- GRAIN
- DARN
- DAIRY
- VOLTE
- DAZE
NYT Strands today (game #467) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #467) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: top, 5th column
Last side: bottom, 4th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #467) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #467, are…
- ROSE
- DAISY
- VIOLET
- POPPY
- LILY
- AZALEA
- PETUNIA
- SPANGRAM: FLOWER GIRLS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 hint
I took a hint because I was feeling lazy today, and was given ROSE, which I quickly followed with the spangram FLOWER GIRLS. That got me hunting for the kind of flowers one would scatter down the aisle at a wedding ceremony.
I was a page boy at a wedding when I was a toddler, the memory of which still haunts me thanks to the tartan kilt and beret I had to reluctantly wear – a feeling that gave me a lifelong loathing of fancy dress – but my duties didn’t include throwing petals.
I digress. The relatively rare letters V and Z made VIOLET and AZALEA easy to spot, with the most tricky petal for me being PETUNIA.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, June 12, game #466)
- HOOK
- REEL
- LURE
- SWIVEL
- SCALE
- SINKER
- BOBBER
- SPANGRAM: TACKLE BOX
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.
