ForbesNYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram And Answers For Saturday, June 21By Paul Tassi

How To Play Strands

The New York Times’ Strands puzzle is a variation of the traditional word search. It's currently in beta, so its continued presence depends on daily user engagement.

A fresh Strands puzzle becomes available each day. You'll be presented with a grid of letters arranged in a six by eight format. The objective is to uncover a set of words connected by a specific theme, which you’ll receive a hint about. When you locate a themed word, it will stay highlighted in blue.

In addition to the theme words, there’s also a special word known as a spangram that must be found. This reveals what all the other words have in common and stretches across the board from one side to the opposite. While the theme words won't be proper nouns, the spangram might be. Once discovered, the spangram will remain highlighted in yellow.

Be aware: You’ll need to stay sharp.

"Some themes are fill-in-the-blank expressions. Others may represent stages in a sequence, objects in a category, or synonyms and homophones," notes The New York Times. "Just like varying Wordle's difficulty throughout the week, [Wordle and Strands editor Tracy]

Bennett intends to introduce occasional surprises for Strands players." What Is Today’s Strands Hint?

Let’s begin with the NYT hint followed by my own:

Fragrant abuse

And mine:

Hold your nose

What Are Today’s Strands Answers?

We’re now moving into the answer section, starting with the spangram:

THATSTINKS

Here’s how it appears on the board:

And the remaining answers are:

• FOUL
• REEKING
• PUNGENT
• MALODOROUS
• SMELLY
• RANK

This time around, the spangram reads clearly, unlike some previous puzzles where it blended into the list. When considering terms related to bad smells, this group is pretty solid. I was expecting "rotten" to appear somewhere, but it looks like there wasn’t space. "Malodorous" was likely the most challenging to identify, though spotting "odor" might have helped lead to it. Several other words like "reek," "smell," and "stink" could act as subtle hints without being actual answers themselves.

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