Look out, Wordle and Connections , here comes Strands. Like those two games, Strands is a New York Times online word game. Right now, Strands is only in beta, so it doesn't yet show up in The New York Times' Games app.
You need to go directly to the game . And because it's in beta, meaning it's still being tested, it might be improved before it's fully released. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story .
Honestly, Strands reminds me of those old-fashioned Word Find books they used to sell in every grocery-store checkout lane. You've given a grid of letters, but unlike the Word Find books, no list of words. That's what makes the game fun -- and frustrating.
And if you're reading this, you probably need some help with the June 14 Strands puzzle , so here we go. Warning: Scroll down too far and too fast and you'll see spoilers. Need more answers? Here is the answer for today's Wordle , and here are the answers for today's Connections .
Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far Hint for today's Strands puzzle Today's Strands theme is Take a load off. But if that doesn't help you, here's a clue: Sit on it, Potsie..
Strands will point out the theme words for you, but you gotta earn them. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will highlight a theme word. These are the clue words I used to get hints, but any words of four or more letters that you find will work.
SEAT, SLOT, HATS, CHAR, DIVA, VASE, VATS, LOO.