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, April 23 (Game #781).
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.
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NEW Strands today (game #782) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Hullabaloo
NEW Strands Today (Game #782) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- ROPE
- RING
- RUN
- VALUE
- CLOUD
- WELL
NEW Strands today (game #782) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NEW Strands today (game #782) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 4th column
Last page: left, 6th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #782) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #782, are…
- SHOUT
- WHOOP
- CATERWAUL
- THE BELLOWS
- HOLLER
- WAR
- SPANGRAM: LETSGETLOUD
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
“Hullabaloo” is one of those words that’s fun to say, but in common with all words these days, it straddles the line between giddy and annoying – fun if you’re the one doing the caterwauling, less fun if you’re trying to do a word search while someone’s caterwauling.
Among them all, the WHOOP is the most acceptable and something people are allowed to do as a sign of appreciation at a concert or at the end of a play, but the rest are the kind of activities that would get an adult arrested or at least stared at.
In addition to the pleasant word search, I was also happy to see the return of the unnecessarily long spangram after a sensible line – albeit one that requires an apostrophe.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Thursday, April 23, Game #781)
- THUNDER
- THE UNDERWORLD
- MARRIAGE
- LOVE
- HARVEST
- WISDOM
- SPANGRAM: DOMAIN
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.
