The June 24 NYT Strands brought a good amount of challenge and not much fun, as the theme wasn’t interesting enough for me. However, I’ve barely made it through. And, to make it easier for you, here are the hints and answers for the June 24 NYT Strands!
How to Play NYT Strands
Before I get to decoding the puzzle for today, here’s a quick rundown of how to play NYT Strands for new players:
- Using your mouse or fingers (if on a touchscreen), you need to connect letters on a grid to form words. You can drag your mouse to connect letters vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.
- Look for the Spangram or the central theme word, which will help you make more sense of the Strands theme.
- Apart from the Spangram, you need to find other theme words in the puzzle, finding all of which will solve the puzzle.
However, if you want detailed tips and tricks, check out my guide on how to play NYT Strands.
What Is Today’s Theme for NYT Strands
As revealed by the New York Times, the theme for today’s Strands is “Fine Print.”
Hints for Today’s Strands
Spoiler Warning #1:
Even though we try our best to be subtle, the hints below might partially spoil the experience. You’ve been warned.
Every Strands game has that one Spangram that you need to decipher and today’s was no exception. The hint for today’s Spangram is – “Fabric Designs.”
If you have figured out the Spangram from the above hint, figuring out the theme words will be easy. However, I don’t want to ruin it for you. Instead, here are some hints that may help you:
- Hint #1: Cashmere
- Hint #2: Diamond-shaped
While you are here, go and check out the hints and answers for today’s NYT Connections here.
If these hints are not enough for you to find the Spangram and related theme words, you can fill the in-game hint meter and unlock hints. For today’s Strands, here are some random words I found in my quest to find today’s words — RANT, PAMS, LETTER, CEASE, PAVE, TATE, PATE, PANG, HEAT, LEAT, PEAT, and TAPE.
Spoiler Warning #2:
The next sections reveal the answers for today’s NYT Strands. So, I’d recommend not scrolling further if you are still solving the puzzle. However, if you are stuck, I suggest scrolling a wee bit to see the Spangram answer.
Today’s NYT Strands Answers (June 24)
Today’s Strands Spangram
The Spangram for today’s NYT Strands puzzle is PATTERNS, and it runs from left to right in the letters grid.
Today’s Strands Answers
If you have scrolled this far, you are probably ready to see the answers. So, let’s take a look at today’s theme words in Strands:
- PAISLEY
- GINGHAM
- TARTAN
- ARGYLE
- STRIPES
- CHEVRON
Fine print instantly had me thinking about newspapers and magazines. But, finding absolutely nothing remotely close to anything like that, I knew I was in for a bumpy ride today. After looking for quite a while, I decided to use a hint, which gave me TARTAN in the top right.
I still couldn’t get the theme and had to use another hint to get ARGYLE. It was when I accidentally stumbled upon STRIPES in the bottom right that I realized what the theme was about. I was on the right track since I found CHEVRON and PAISLEY rather quickly right after.
PATTERNS was the Spangram for the day, and the last remaining grids housed GINGHAM. And, well, that was it for today’s Strands!
Yesterday’s Strands Answers
If you have arrived here by mistake and are looking for the answers and Spangrams to the previous day’s Strands puzzle, find the solution to June 23 Strands.
Well, yet another day of not having to use any hints! What about you? On a scale of 1-10, how difficult was the Strands today for you? Do cry your heart out in the comments below.
