Nyt Strands Hints And Answers For Saturday, June 28 (game #482)

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.

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 #482) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… ... not included

NYT Strands today (game #482) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• CHILL
• TRICK
• REAL
• CAMEL
• GRATE
• MOLE

NYT Strands today (game #482) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 17 letters

NYT Strands today (game #482) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 8th row

Last side: left, 1st row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #482) - the answers

The answers to today's Strands, game #482, are…

• REMOTE
• FLASHLIGHT
• CLOCK
• TOYS
• CAMERA
• SPANGRAM: BATTERIES REQUIRED

• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

Besides the pleasure of completing the word search, the other joy of Strands is the places it takes your mind. Today offered a trip down memory lane and the humble but often frustrating unsung hero of technology.

The theme “… not included” immediately made me think of Christmas Day frustrations of being gifted TOYS that were rendered redundant for the day because they required some AA batteries.

BATTERIES REQUIRED is the longest spangram I can remember seeing and it took up a huge chunk of the puzzle. I tapped out “batteries” twice before seeing the added “required”.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Friday, June 27, game #481)

• SHOVEL
• BUCKET
• TRUCK
• FUNNEL
• MOLD
• RAKE
• SIFTER
• SPANGRAM: SANDBOX TOYS

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which 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.