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: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Sunday, May 31 (Game #819).
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 #820) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strand’s theme is… Shall we gather for lunch?
NEW Strands Today (Game #820) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- OFFER
- DIAGRAM
- HISTORY
- THINGS
- BAKER
- CHAIR
NEW Strands today (game #820) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NEW Strands today (game #820) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 3rd row
Last page: right, 5th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #820) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #820, are…
- RAMP
- MOREL
- NETTLE
- BLACKBERRY
- CHESTNUT
- CHICORY
- SPAN FRAME: FORAGE
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 2 hints
I had no idea what today’s theme was to begin with and assumed it was a pop culture reference that had passed me by – like a quote from Golden girls or the punchline of a Tim Robinson sketch.
My first hint of RAMP didn’t help much either, but after I took another hint of MOREL, I got it – this is all about FORAGING, I thought as the spanframe magically appeared before my eyes.
Foraging is one of those things that sounds brilliant – it’s natural, inventive and free – but I just know I’d be wrong and pick the wrong kind of CHESTNUT or mushroom and end up poisoning myself.
BLACKBERRY picking is the most common form of foraging (for one week a year) where I live, but I still managed to get it wrong and give myself a stomach ache once.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Sunday, May 31, Game #819)
- MARKET
- MUSEUM
- BEACH
- CASTLE
- RESTAURANT
- MONUMENT
- FRAMEWORK: TOURISM
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.
