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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Friday, April 17 (Game #775).
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 the 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 #776) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Not too much
NEW Strands Today (Game #776) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- Chives
- LET
- STEAL
- BANG
- ENCOURAGE
- RAVEN
- DO
NEW Strands today (game #776) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #776) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 3rd column
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 #776) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #776, are…
- BUDGET
- BARGAIN
- CHEAP
- AFFORDABLE
- SALE
- SPANGRAM: ON THE CHEAP
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I know it’s becoming a bit of a Strands trend, but I always get a little weirded out when spangram isn’t the longest word in the game.
Fortunately, both CHEAP and CHEAP were easy enough to spot and connect. As for the spanframe, I’m sure I wasn’t alone in looking “cheap” and being puzzled when it didn’t turn blue.
Apart from these very minor quibbles, this was a straightforward game with some easy corner spots.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Friday, April 17, Game #775)
- OYSTER
- CLAM
- CONC
- ABALONE
- LIMPED
- CLAM
- SCAMMING
- SPANGRAM: Mollusks
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.
