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 Monday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Monday, May 25 (Game #813).
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.
Want more word-based fun? So check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle Today pages for tips and answers to these games, and Marc’s Wordle Today page for the original viral word game.
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 #814) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… On the nature trail
NEW Strands Today (Game #814) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- SLED
- DUMP
- CRADLE
- WATCH
- RAVE
- SKY
NEW Strands today (game #814) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NEW Strands today (game #814) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 1st row
Last page: left, 8th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #814) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #814, are…
- MOSS
- ACORN
- DAISY
- PUDDLE
- FEATHER
- POW PRESS
- SPANGRAM: SCAVENGER HUNT
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 2 hints
It’s been a while since we’ve had a 13-letter spangram, but even though it took up a large portion of the board, I completely failed to look at SCAVENGERHUNT.
But if you were looking for non-game words for hints, the letters that contained what became the spanram were plentiful, so I got “revenge”, “vengeance”, “revenge”, “cave” and “hunt” long before I started searching properly – which is possibly why I took two hints to get me started.
MOSS and ACORN were a confusing opening, as at this point I thought our trail could be confined to a wooded area, but DAISY finally helped me realize that this was a much more random search – although if it was like the scavenger hunts I went on as a kid, you’d have to throw a Mars bar in there too just to keep me interested.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Monday, May 25, Game #813)
- SERVICE
- SACRIFICE
- HONOR
- VIRTUE
- PROTECTION
- SPANGRAM: MEMORIAL DAY
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.
