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 9 (Game #858).
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 #859) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… I think…
NEW Strands Today (Game #859) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- STAY
- HISTORY
- SNAKE
- LEEK
- ROBE
- HATE
NEW Strands today (game #859) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NEW Strands today (game #859) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
• First page: left, 1st row
• Last page: right, 6th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #859) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #859, are…
- BELIEVE
- HISTORY
- HASTE
- GOOD
- MERRY
- LOVE
- FEELING
- SPANGRAM: WECANMAKEIT
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
Is it possible to look at today’s theme and not say to yourself “… therefore I am”? Apparently so, because the words that complete the “I think…” here were instead the more seemingly mundane “we can handle it.”
Thinking I was missing some cultural reference point, I googled all of today’s game words along with the spanram and the AI result claimed that all the words are in the 17th century Irish Jacobite love song, Mo Ghile Mear (My Gallant Hero). And there I was thinking it was from Ted Lasso or a Taylor Swift song I hadn’t heard of.
Despite my ignorance, I was able to navigate the game without using any hints.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Thursday, July 9, Game #858)
- STICK
- SHINE
- SPOT
- LINER
- TINT
- BALM
- PLUM
- SPANGRAM: KISS AND MAKEUP
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.
