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A new NEW Strands puzzle pops up 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 Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Sunday, April 26 (Game #784).
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 #785) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… The ayes have it
NEW Strands Today (Game #785) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- YETI
- COULD
- SCORE
- SEAM
- RICE
- CRANE
NEW Strands today (game #785) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #785) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 2nd column
Last page: bottom, 3rd column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #785) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #785, are…
- ICICLE
- IOTA
- IVORY
- ICON
- ISLAND
- IRONIC
- SPANGRAM: EYE OPENERS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
The theme got me for a while today.
“Well it has!” sounds like a parliamentary procedure joke which sent me briefly in the wrong direction. These are actually words that start with I – as in the letter, as in “eye”. Sometimes Strands themes are a law unto themselves.
After getting ICICLE and IOTA the penny dropped and from here it was just a case of looking for that letter I repeatedly.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Sunday, April 26, Game #784)
- ARGUE
- DIFFERENT
- QUARREL
- QUARREL
- QUARREL
- BICKER
- SPAN FRAME: LOCKING HORN
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’re struggling to beat it every day.
