Strandshas yet another grid filled with seemingly-random letters to try and sort into words today. While therules of how to playStrandsare pretty simple, actually winning this amped-up word search puzzle every day is not.
If you are stuck on today’s puzzle and don’t want to use the in-game hint system, you can find all sorts of other kinds of hints below. In this article are things like general hints, spoilers, an explanation for the theme and clue, and even the whole answer to thischallenging puzzle game.
The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #143 for June 02, 2025
TheStrandspuzzle for today has the clueScreen Time. There are six things to find: one Spangram and five themed words in it.
New York Times Games Strands Clues
Today’sStrandspuzzle is difficult enough that you might be looking for some help. Unfortunately, the in-game hint system does give away whole words, which is why this section contains just general clues to the theme that won’t spoil any of the actual themed words in the puzzle for you.
General Hint 1
Hint 1: What types of screens do you spend a lot of time with?
Hint 2: Big screens, not in your home.
General Hint 3
Hint 3: Items commonly found when going out to the movies.
Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands
If the general hints weren’t enough, and you want to see a word or spoiled from today’sStrands, you can find some below. Each section contains just one word along with its position.
Word 2: Trailers
The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands
If you want to see the complete answer for today’sNew York TimesStrandspuzzle game, you can find it in the section below. Open it to see all the themed words and their positions in the puzzle’s letter grid.
The category for today isMovieTheater. The words are Projector, Feature, Candy, Popcorn, and Trailers.
Today’s Strands Explained
If today’s themed words, clue, and Spangram don’t make sense to you, check out the expandable section below. It will explain everything you need to know about thismobile puzzle game.
The theme isMovie Theater, and all the themed words are things you will probably find on a trip to the theater. The clueScreen Timerefers to how time in front of a screen is often called screen time.
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