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 Tuesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Tuesday, May 19 (Game #807).
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 #808) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… No rush
NEW Strands Today (Game #808) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- MEAL
- KEYS
- SLICE
- GATE
- RULE
- PLACES
NEW Strands today (game #808) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters
NEW Strands today (game #808) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 4th 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 #808) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #808, are…
- RELAXED
- SLOW
- LEISURE
- PLACID
- KEEP CALM
- MILD
- SPANGRAM: TAKEYOURTIME
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
One of the many downsides of aging is that you slow down while the world around you speeds up. I feel doubly so as a knee injury means I can only move around the world at a snail’s pace at the moment.
Regardless, I still feel that people are in too much of a hurry to get to places they don’t need to rush to, and I’m all for promoting today’s word to the consciousness of a chaotic planet.
Ironically, I didn’t really use the TAKEYOURTIME mantra as I zoomed through the search that began with the letter X, which pointed me toward RELAX.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Tuesday, May 19, Game #807)
- HIGH
- TRAY
- KNOLL
- SLOPE
- BACK
- BUTTE
- HUMP
- SPANGRAM: HIGHER GROUND
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.
