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 Friday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Friday, July 3rd (Game #852).
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 #853) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Oh!
NEW Strands Today (Game #853) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
NEW Strands today (game #853) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NEW Strands today (game #853) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: bottom, 4th column
Last page: top, 6th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #853) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #853, are…
- DESIRE
- COLORFUL
- MIXING
- EXCITING
- MOUSLING
- SPANGRAM: FIREWORKS
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
Talk about a theme that can mean absolutely anything.
Completely in the dark, not an entirely unusual feeling to be honest, I worked my way around the board looking for non-played words for a hint. Instead, I saw the spanframe FIREWORKS and remembered today’s date.
I recently attended a fireworks display that was underwhelming, partly because of the murky conditions, but also because the drones that made up a large part of the display had to be seen from a certain angle to impress; a case of “uh?” instead of “oh!”.
Meanwhile, it was nice to see some color in the Strands for a change. A rare treat.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Friday, July 3rd, Game #852)
- STANDING
- STUBBORN
- INTENTIONAL
- FAST
- MAIN STRENGTH
- SPANGRAM: DEVELOPMENT
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.
