Looking for a different day?
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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Friday, May 8 (Game #796).
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.
NEW Strands today (game #797) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Garden variation
NEW Strands Today (Game #797) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- COUPLE
- DIVES
- GASP
- CHIN
- GUIDE
- Tide
NEW Strands today (game #797) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NEW Strands today (game #797) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 8th row
Last page: right, 8th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #797) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #797, are…
- ARTICHOKE
- SALAD
- RADISH
- ONION
- ASPARAGUS
- SPANGRAM: SPRING VEGGIES
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I originally thought I was playing yesterday’s game again, but the themes are subtly different – yesterday it was “garden variety” as is common, and today it’s “garden variety”, as in the many vegetables you can grow in an actual garden, specifically in the spring.
It worked out, I discovered ARTICHOKE almost immediately. Well, that’s a lie, I detected “choking” immediately and then wondered if it might actually be the ARTICHOKE.
After getting SALAAT it was all quite rudimentary as each word was layered over each word in a growing pile – a bit like compost I suppose.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Friday, May 8, Game #796)
- BASIC
- PROSAIC
- COMMON
- COMMON
- PEDESTRIAN
- SPANGRAM: RUNOFTHEMILL
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.
