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 Tips and Answers for Sunday, May 10 (Game #798).
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 #799) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… A good medley
NEW Strands Today (Game #799) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- DRYER
- GAP
- MULLER
- BEND
- TOUCH
- SLEEP
NEW Strands today (game #799) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NEW Strands today (game #799) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 5th row
Last page: bottom, 3rd column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #799) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #799, are…
- WORKS
- HODGEPODGE
- BLACK
- MISHMASH
- RAGGAG
- SPANGRAM: ODDSANDENDS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
After struggling to see yesterday’s obvious words, I roared through today’s jumbled selections – all of which probably say a lot about my brain and/or my organizational skills.
I really love all these words and personally I think they sum up the glorious VARIETY and reality of life where nothing is in straight lines or ordered and everything comes to you in a MISHMASH.
I also really enjoyed how the word of the day revealed itself to me, with the span frame slowly becoming clear after I resolved the words around it.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Sunday, May 10, Game #798)
- OVER
- BRAZEN
- SHINY
- BLATANTLY
- OBVIOUS
- FLAGRANT
- SPAN FRAME: CLEARCUT
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.
