Looking for a different day?
A new NEW Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people always play ‘today’s game’ while others play ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for the Monday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Monday, April 6 (Game #764).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game, following the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult though, so read on for my Strands tips.
SPOILER ALERT: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
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NEW Strands today (game #765) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Taking the helm
NEW Strands Today (Game #765) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- CURSE
- TRAIN
- SILK
- RAIN
- grouse
- CHINA
NEW Strands today (game #765) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NEW Strands today (game #765) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 4th column
Last page: left, 5th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #765) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #765, are…
- KNOT
- MARK
- FATHOM
- COURSE
- WAYPOINT
- RENT
- SPANGRAM: JOY SAILING
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
A hint of KNOT confirmed that we were looking for boat terminology rather than words that describe people who enjoy taking charge and screwing people over.
That said, the first words I found myself – MARK and COURSE – are hardly strictly nautical.
It was only with my fourth game word, FATHOM, that I finally sailed on the day’s sailing and cleaned up the board, but it was far from ordinary.
A chef’s kiss, however, to the puzzle makers for creating today’s sailing ship-shaped spangram. Impressive.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Monday, April 6, Game #764)
- EDGE
- EXTREMITY
- BRINK
- PRECEDENCE
- MARGIN
- LIMIT
- SPANGRAM: EXTERNAL BOUNDARIES
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-anymore word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full-fledged member of NYT’s game stable that’s been running for a year and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a full guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips to solve it, so check it out if you struggle to beat it every day.
