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, May 14 (Game #802).
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.
NEW Strands today (game #803) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Weasally wascals
NEW Strands Today (Game #803) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- MOUSE
- EVALUATED
- WILD
- FIELD
- companion
- GROUND
NEW Strands today (game #803) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NEW Strands today (game #803) – 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 #803) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #803, are…
- Otter
- BADGER
- FERRES
- MARCH
- POLE CAT
- WOLVERINE
- SPANGRAM: MUSTELIDER
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
This theme was confusing – was it some kind of reference to Elmer Fudd? Or we looked for animals that look like weasels.
Unable to find anything related to either I took a hint and OTTER set me in the right direction.
I got BADGER next and realized what type of animal we were looking for, although it wasn’t until I finally got the spanram that I learned that all of today’s words belong to a family of animals called MUSTELIDS, grouped together because of their carnivorous diets and long bodies with short legs. I don’t think Elmer qualifies in either category.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Thursday, May 14, Game #802)
- ARCHERY
- DISGUISE
- FOREST
- FREE
- CONNECTION
- SHERIFF
- SPANGRAM: ROBINHOOD
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.
