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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 Saturday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Saturday, May 2 (Game #790).
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 #791) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Something fishy
NEW Strands Today (Game #791) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- TRAIN
- PATRIAL
- SIRE
- DRY
- QUARTER
- LOSES
NEW Strands today (game #791) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NEW Strands today (game #791) – tip #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First page: bottom, 3rd column
Last page: top, 4th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #791) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #791, are…
- STRANGE
- SPECIALLY
- STRANGE
- UNUSUAL
- BIZARRE
- AWFUL
- SPANGRAM: THATSODD
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
I couldn’t help but think that today’s assignment was about fish, but that was something that I instantly dismissed after seeing the letter Q on the board.
Despite this very heavy clue, I still couldn’t see QUIRKY until the end of the game and needed a hint to get started.
I put today’s slowness down to fatigue from a big night last night instead of anything STRANGE or SPECIAL.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Saturday, May 2, Game #790)
- MIX
- KICK
- COASTER
- PONY
- DRAWER
- SAILOR
- THE TRILLDER
- SPANGRAM: LINE DANCE
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.
