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Not feeling at your smartest today?
Don’t worry, I have some helpful hints for you below.
(But you don’t need them really.
Go on, you’re free to do it.
You got this!)
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
I just could not find a way in.
Once I ‘got’ it, I was away it was finding the first answer that was the problem.
Eventually I spotted MYSTERY, at which point I realized I neededwords that mean a puzzle.
And then CONUNDRUM, ENIGMA and QUANDARY followed.
How did you do today?Send me an emailand let me know.
Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections.
It’s currently in Beta and can be played on theNYT Games siteon desktop or mobile.
