It's time for the last Strands puzzle of the week – and it's a rather apt one for the weekend, I think. Enjoy!
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.
NYT Strands today (game #117) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… That's my jam!
NYT Strands today (game #117) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- BLUE
- LUCK
- COUNT
- ROUND
- GONER
- LOSS
NYT Strands today (game #117) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Playlist variety
NYT Strands today (game #117) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: left, 6th row
• Last: right, 6th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #117) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #117, are…
- SALSA
- SOUL
- JAZZ
- BLUES
- ROCK
- DISCO
- FOLK
- COUNTRY
- SPANGRAM: MUSICGENRE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I was a little thrown today by the the combination of the theme clue – 'That's my jam' – and the first answer I found, SALSA. In my head, I thought this might be another food-related Strands game; salsa could be described as a type of jam, maybe? No, I was on totally the wrong path there, as became obvious as soon as I solved the next couple, SOUL and JAZZ, at which point this became rather easy.
I spotted MUSIC soon after, and a process of elimination led me to the spangram, MUSICGENRE, and once that was in place it was even more of a simple solve.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday 27 June, game #116)
- CHEESE
- GRAVY
- BISCUIT
- MACARONI
- BURGER
- FRIES
- SPANGRAM: COMBOMEALS
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.
