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 Thursday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Thursday, July 2nd (Game #851).
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 #852) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… It’s like talking to a brick wall
NEW Strands Today (Game #852) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
NEW Strands today (game #852) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #852) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 6th row
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 #852) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #852, are…
- STANDING
- STUBBORN
- INTENTIONAL
- FAST
- MAIN STRENGTH
- SPANGRAM: DEVELOPMENT
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
“It’s like talking to a brick wall”. I know exactly how that feels, thanks to growing up with a father to whom all the words of the day could apply – I’d add a few more, given the space.
Maybe that’s why I found the search easy, despite a few well-hidden words and a spangram that defied the normal top-to-bottom, side-by-side routine.
It was much more difficult afterwards to search the board for words that were not games.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Thursday, July 2nd, Game #851)
- BECHAMEL
- MARINARA
- Sriracha
- TERIYAKI
- TZATZIKI
- SPANGRAM: GETSAUCY
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.
