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 Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strand’s Hints and Answers for Sunday, April 12 (Game #770).
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 #771) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… While not in use
NEW Strands Today (Game #771) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- SHOE
- BEAR
- HEEL
- ROWDY
- DIRT
- HORSE
NEW Strands today (game #771) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NEW Strands today (game #771) – 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 #771) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #771, are…
- BICYCLE
- GRILL
- CLIPS
- WHEELBARROW
- TOOL
- SNAKE
- SPANGRAM: STORAGE SHOT
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
A day to forget for me.
Hopefully I wasn’t the only person in the world who didn’t realize that we were looking for things that you would keep in a STORAGE CART and instead were looking for other things to store your junk in.
After giving up this fruitless diversion I took a hint and realized the error of my ways.
That said, apart from the TOOLS, my shed is far too small to store any of the things we were looking for – not that that’s any excuse!
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Sunday, April 12, Game #770)
- COMB
- BRUSH
- PRETTY
- GROOM
- DISCRETION
- STYLE
- SPANGRAM: INSPIRED
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.
