Strandshas a whole puzzle for fans to try their hands against. If you are a regular player of this game, you know how difficult some of these can be. Knowing a lot about the theme is an important part of winning this one.
If you want some hints but don’t want to use the in-game hints that therules ofStrandsallow for, you can find all sorts of helpful tips in the sections below. This article contains spoiler-free about the general theme, spoilers, and even the full answer to this challenging puzzle game.
The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #189 June 04, 2025
TheStrandspuzzle for today has the clueA Royal Shade. There are eight items to find, including the seven themed words and the Spangram category.
New York Times Games Strands Clues
If you want clues that won’t spoil any of the words in the puzzle, you can find these below. Each of the next three sections contains a hint that will get you closer to the theme for thisbrowser-based puzzle game.
Hint 1: What shade is considered royal?
Hint 2: Colors.
General Hint 3
Hint 3: Different shades of the color associated with royalty, mostly in Western Europe.
Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands
In each of the two expandable sections after this, you can find a spoiled word and its location in the puzzle’s grid. Open the sections below to see these hints for thisminimalist puzzle game.
Word 2: Lilac
The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands
The answer to thisinnovative word puzzlecan be found in the section below. If you open it up with the Read More button, you will uncover all the themed words, the Spangram, and where each go inside the puzzle’s letter grid.
The category for today isPurples. The words are Lavender, Plum, Orchid, Violet, Magenta, Lilac, and Mauve.
Today’s Strands Explained
If you don’t understand today’s puzzle, you should check out the expandable section below. Inside is an explanation for how the clue and all the themed words all fit together to make sense.
A Royal Shaderefers to howPurplewas a color exclusive to the monarchy in some countries for a long time. All the themed words are different kinds of purples.
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