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 Friday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Friday, May 15 (Game #803).
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 #804) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Bon appetit
NEW Strands Today (Game #804) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- STAGE
- CUTE
- RING
- RACE
- NEAR
- FRAME
NEW Strands today (game #804) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters
NEW Strands today (game #804) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 1st row
Last page: right, 7th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #804) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #804, are…
- MOUSSE
- CROISSANT
- ECLAIR
- MACARON
- MERINGUE
- SPANGRAM: FRENCH BAKERY
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Seeing the word “French” along the top row was impossible to ignore making FRENCHBAKERY, one of the easiest-to-spot spanrams I can remember.
From here it was simply a case of how much pastry you know – as someone who is a fan of TV cooking shows and eating as many cakes and pastries as possible, I found it all quite easy. Having said that, I’m sure everyone saw MOUSSE immediately too.
In fact, today’s biggest challenge was spelling CROISSANT. Actually, scratch that, the biggest challenge of the day is not leaving my desk to go out and buy a CROISSANT.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Friday, May 15, Game #803)
- Otter
- BADGER
- FERRES
- MARCH
- POLE CAT
- WOLVERINE
- SPANGRAM: MUSTELIDER
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.
