How’s your week progressing? If you’re feeling clever today then why not attempt to unravel today’s Strands puzzle from the NYT without using any clues at all, in order to achieve a flawless score. Alternatively, you could utilize some of my clues, which again won’t impact your in-game score. That’ll remain strictly between you and me…
SPOILER WARNING: Details about NYT Strands today are provided below, so refrain from reading further if you wish to remain uninformed of the solutions.
NYT Strands today (game #88) – hint #1 – theme for today
What is the central idea of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Boost it up!
NYT Strands today (game #88) – hint #2 – hint words
What are some effective hint words today?
Use any of these terms to unlock the in-game hint system.
• THIGH
• THING
• CHUNK
• LOCK
• EDGE
• SLOT
NYT Strands today (game #88) – hint #3 – anagram
What is a clue for today’s anagram?
• If the footwear matches
NYT Strands today (game #88) – hint #4 – anagram placement
Which two sides of the board does today’s anagram touch?
• First: bottom, 3rd column
• Last: top, 4th column
Alright, the responses are listed beneath, so AVOID SCROLLING FURTHER IF YOU WOULD RATHER NOT VIEW THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #88) – the solutions
The solutions to today’s Strands, game #88, are…
- CHUNKY
- BLOCK
- CONE
- KITTEN
- CUBAN
- WEDGE
- STILETTO
- SPANGRAM: HIGHHEELS
- My evaluation: Effortless
- My result: Perfect
The ease with which I completed this Strands puzzle in just a few minutes, despite having limited knowledge about the topic (an understatement), demonstrates its simplicity. Several of the responses were conveniently situated along the edges of the board and were quickly identified based solely on letter sequences: WEDGE, CHUNKY, and BLOCK were all straightforward to decipher in that manner.
That being said, I was clueless about what linked those words together. Revealing CONE further perplexed me. It was only upon discovering KITTEN and then CUBAN that the pieces fell into place in my mind, with the others following soon after.
How did you fare today? Drop me an email and share your experience.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands solutions (Wednesday 29 May, game #87)
- WEIGHTS
- ROWER
- BIKE
- TREADMILL
- CABLES
- ELLIPTICAL
- SPANGRAM: FITNESS
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s latest verbal challenge, following Wordle and Connections. It is presently in Beta and is accessible on the NYT Games platform on desktop or mobile.
I have a comprehensive guide on how to engage with NYT Strands, including hints for tackling it, so refer to that if you’re having difficulty solving it each day.
