Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for Thursday, June 5 originally appeared on Parade.

By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.

NYT Strands June 5 answers bring back sweet memories from childhood with a puzzle based on nursery rhymes. Today’s theme, “Know Your Nursery Rhymes,” leads players to words from the classic “Mary, Mary,