You're never too far from a mistake in Strands, but fortunately the game is quite forgiving; it's very hard to lose in the way you can in Connections or Wordle. The challenge is in solving it without using a hint – but it was a challenge I failed today. If you need help, read on.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
Marc is TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief and has been obsessed with Wordle and its ilk for more than two years. He's authored dozens of articles on the game for TechRadar, including a daily today's Wordle answer column and a detailed analysis of the most common letters in Wordle in every position. He's also played every Wordle ever and only lost once and yes, he takes it all too seriously.
NYT Strands today (game #120) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… We've got the beat
NYT Strands today (game #120) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- CLAM
- BOOT
- TINT
- ANGLE
- ANGLER
- TILE
NYT Strands today (game #120) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Hit me!
NYT Strands today (game #120) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: top, 3rd column
• Last: bottom, 3rd column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #120) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #120, are…
- GONG
- DRUM
- TRIANGLE
- RATTLE
- CYMBAL
- TAMBOURINE
- SPANGRAM: PERCUSSION
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 hint
Is this really easy? I made one mistake, but with hindsight I feel like I shouldn't have done, and that I was merely too impatient. Here's what happened: I looked at the theme clue and immediately thought 'Oh, it'll be something to do with drumming'. So I looked for a few – SNARE? No. TOMTOM? No. BASS? No. KICK? No. The problem was, I thinking drums, not percussion. So I used my hint, got GONG, realized my mistake then knocked the others off one by one without any major issues.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday 30 June, game #119)
- SAPPHIRE
- EMERALD
- TOPAZ
- GARNET
- AMETHYST
- SPANGRAM: JEWELTONES
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable and 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.
