Need a bit of help with NYT Strands today? No shame in that, and you've come to the right place. Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #612, as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #612.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #612 is... "The butterfly effect".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Spreading its wings".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- MATCH
- RATES
- MILK
- WARTS
- WARMS
- PERMS
- NEED
Still struggling? The spangram touches two opposite sides of the board (but can start and end anywhere), and will give you a hint about the connection between the answers. Today, it starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's MONARCHS.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #612?
Drumroll, please...
- CHRYSALIS
- CATERPILLAR
- HATCH
- MIGRATE
- MILKWEED
...and the spangram was MONARCHS.
Strands #612
“The butterfly effect”
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Hi Strands fans. Turns out I don't know as much about butterflies as I thought.
I started out well with today's puzzle, spotting CHRYSALIS in the top-left corner and CATERPILLAR to its right, but then I drew a blank and had to use two clues to complete the puzzle.
The first, admittedly, I should have got: HATCH, in the bottom-left corner. The second, MIGRATE to its right, was a little more out of my comfort zone.
Both gave me the basic shape to complete the puzzle. I connected the spangram of MONARCH above these two words, which just left me to unpick MILKWEED from the remaining letters (not a word I knew, but thankfully there was no alternative). Hopefully I'll be back on form with tomorrow's puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #611.
- HEAT
- JAWS
- CLUE
- CARS
- MILK
- BABE
- HULK
- DUNE
...and the spangram was FOURLETTERMOVIES.
Strands #611
“F-I-L-M”
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Hi Strands fans. I'll level with you: I didn't have a clue what the theme of this puzzle meant at first.
But then I found the word "movies" at the bottom of the board. When it failed to connect, I realized it was part of the spangram. Following this backwards, I found the full answer was FOURLETTERMOVIES, and I was away.
I found HEAT in the bottom-left corner, with JAWS at the top. Between the two, I located CLUE and CARS to complete the side.
The right section was just as easy. MILK was in the top-right corner, with BABE at the other end. Between the two was HULK and DUNE to complete the puzzle.
