Strandshas a whole new puzzle to try out every single day, and the June 29 puzzle is a pretty difficult one. If you are stuck on this challenging brain-teaser, you aren’t alone, and you might be in search of a helping hand.
Although therules ofStrandsinclude providing you with an in-game hint system, it does spoil entire words. If you don’t like this kind of hint system, you can find spoiler-free general hints and other clues in the article below.

The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #118 for June 02, 2025
TheStrandspuzzle for June 29 has the theme ofIt’s way over your head. There are seven items to find: one Spangram category and six themed words inside the letter grid.
New York Times Games Strands Clues
In the three sections below, you may find a few hints to help you get closer to the theme for today’sStrands. None of these three sections will spoil any of the words in thisrelaxing puzzle gamethough.
Hint 3: The Milky Way.
Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands
In the two sections below, you can find a spoiled word and its position in thisfree-to-play PC game. Click the Read More button to see the spoiler.
Word 2: Comet
The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands
The complete answer to theNew York TimesStrandsis in the expandable section below. Press the Read More button to see all the words and their locations in the puzzle.
The category for today isOuterspace. The words are Satellite, Comet, Galaxy, Moon, Planet, and Asteroid.

Today’s Strands Explained
If you want to understand how the themed words and the clue go together, check out the section below. It contains a full explanation for this puzzle that should clear things up.
It’s way over your headrefers to howOuter Spaceis located several miles above us. Each of the themed words is a thing you can find in outer space in a general sense. There aren’t any specific named items, just generic groups of things you might find up there.

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