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 24 (Game #812).
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 #803) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Thank you
NEW Strands Today (Game #803) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- SERVE
- MEMO
- TRAVEL
- TRIP
- PROD
- RICE
NEW Strands today (game #803) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NEW Strands today (game #803) – 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 #803) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #803, are…
- SERVICE
- SACRIFICE
- HONOR
- VIRTUE
- PROTECTION
- SPANGRAM: MEMORIAL DAY
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
No surprise with today’s theme, given the date, but I needed a tip to get me going – and finding words that weren’t puns proved difficult. I found myself fixating on the word “office” which I was convinced was on the board but had completely hallucinated.
The words of the day define the core principles of MEMORIAL DAY and represent the oath and actions of American military personnel who died while serving their country. It’s a rare Strands theme that really gives you pause.
Among the game words, PROTECTION was the only one that gave me real difficulty. The others felt almost self-selected once the theme was clear, but PROTECTION took a while longer to materialize on the board.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Sunday, May 24, Game #812)
- COIL
- SPINDLE
- REL
- COIL
- BOBBIN
- HAND SWING
- ROLL
- SPANGRAM: TRYTOUNWIND
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’re struggling to beat it every day.
