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 30 (Game #788).
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 #789) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… I ❤️ Hawaii
NEW Strands Today (Game #789) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- BREAK
- PEEL
- LADY
- PINE
- LAME
- CONNECTION
NEW Strands today (game #789) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NEW Strands today (game #789) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 8th row
Last page: right, 3rd row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #789) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #789, are…
- STICK
- HULA
- LUAU
- UKULELE
- PINEAPPLE
- MACADAMIA
- SPANGRAM: ALOHAS SPIRIT
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Happy Lei Day, Hawaiians.
Having never been to Hawaii—the closest I’ve been is a shirt I owned in the late 1990s—I feared I’d struggle around today’s board, but the reality was it couldn’t have been easier.
It’s a testament to how much Hawaiian culture has permeated the globe that I was familiar with all the words of the day, with the exception of MACADAMIA – which I didn’t know had a strong connection to the islands (I thought they were Australian). It was also a very difficult word to put together and took me a few tries to get it in the right order.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Thursday, April 30, Game #788)
- DISCREET
- FOG
- STEAM
- STEAM
- HUMIDITY
- AEROSOL
- SPANGRAM: CONDENSATION
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.
