New York Times Strands Hints and Answers for June 27, 2024

Strands has yet another puzzle grid to sort out on the New York Times Games website. If you already know the rules of how to play Strands, you know it can be quite difficult to win this puzzle game every day, even with the in-game hint system.

If you are interested in getting some helpful hints, spoilers, or even the full answer, you can find it below. Each section contains a different kind of hint, and each one is covered up to keep you from spoiling too much of the puzzle for yourself just from scrolling.

The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #116 for June 27, 2024

The Strands puzzle for today has the clue Better Together. There are seven items to find: one Spangram category and six themed words inside the letter grid.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

If the in-game hint system gives too much away, look below. Each of these three sections contains a spoiler-free hint to help you get a little closer to the answer.

General Hint 1

Hint 1
: What are some items that are better when you put them together?

General Hint 2

General Hint 3

Hint 3
: Famous American combinations of foods.

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands

In the two expandable sections below, you can find a spoiler word and its position in the letter grid for this innovative puzzle game. Click the Read More buttons to see them.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands

If you just want to see the full answer to this minimalist puzzle game, you can find it below. Click the Read More button to see all four categories and the words that belong in each.

The category for today is
ComboMeals
. The words are Biscuits, Gravy, Burger, Fries, Macaroni, and Cheese.

Today’s Strands Explained

If you don’t get the New York Times Games Strands, check out the expandable section below. In it, you can find out how the clue, the Spangram, and the themed words all go together.

Better Together
refers to how these
Combo Meals
are usually found together. For example, the two themed words Biscuits and Gravy, which are things that are commonly eaten together in American cuisine.

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Strands website available on almost any device with a browser.