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 26 (Game #814).
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 #815) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Ketchup or mustard?
NEW Strands Today (Game #815) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
NEW Strands today (game #815) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NEW Strands today (game #815) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 3rd column
Last page: bottom, 4th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #815) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #815, are…
- FRANKFURT
- ABRUPT
- FEET LONG
- BANGER
- WEENIE
- SPANGRAM: HOTDIGGITYDOG
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Ketchup or mustard? That could only mean one thing: hot dogs. But how could Strands stretch this into an entire game, especially since the word “HOTDOG” didn’t seem to be spanked?
These were my thoughts when I started this game, with the many different types of sausages found in a shared bun. The words themselves were easy enough to spot, but the unnecessarily long spangram was a curveball.
I think I was also a bit annoyed by the word “or” in the theme. Surely everyone has both?
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Tuesday, May 26, Game #814)
- MOSS
- ACORN
- DAISY
- PUDDLE
- FEATHER
- POW PRESS
- SPANGRAM: SCAVENGER HUNT
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.
