Strandshas a new word puzzle for today. If you like searching for hidden words but want a little bit of a challenge, today’s puzzle will be for you. In this currently in-beta game from the New York Times Games, you will need to know therules of how to playStrands, be able to locate all the words inside the puzzle, and maybe a few hints to win today’s puzzle. If you aren’t looking to us the in-game hint system, you’re able to check out the article below for spoilers and general hints to the puzzle.
The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #15 for June 18, 2025
Today’sStrandshas eight total words to find: seven hidden words and one category called the Spangram. The hint for today’s puzzle isWorld Piece.
New York Times Games Strands Clues
If you are feeling stuck but don’t want to use the in-game hint system, you may check out the sections below. Each on contains a little hint to the overall puzzle to make things a little bit easier in thisdifficult puzzle game.
Hint 1: What could “pieces of the world” mean?
General Hint 2
Hint 2: One of the words in the puzzle is Plain.
Hint 3: Land types.
Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands
If you are looking to see one of the words and locations of that word in today’s puzzle, check below. Each expandable section has one word only in them.
Spoiler 1
Word 1 in thispuzzle game that can make you smarter: Mountain
Word 2: Marsh
The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands
Just want to see the full spoiler? In the expandable section below, you can find the complete answer to theNew York Times GamesStrandspuzzle number 15. Beware of big spoilers from this point forward.
The category for today isTerrain. The words are Marsh, Mountain, Swamp, Desert, Tundra, Forest, and Plain.
Today’s Strands Explained
If you want to know how the Spangram, the clue, and the words all go together, check out the box below. Press the Read More button for this spoiler.
The clue isWorld Pieces, meaning pieces of the planet, and those pieces are terrain. So a Mountain, a Swamp, and a Plain are all pieces of the world.
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