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 Saturday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Saturday, April 18 (Game #776).
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.
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NEW Strands today (game #777) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Little change
NEW Strands Today (Game #777) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- MIXED
- CHOOSING
- USE
- MADE
- MINT
- TEAR
NEW Strands today (game #777) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NEW Strands today (game #777) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 1st row
Last page: right, 8th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #777) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #777, are…
- ADAPT
- MODIFY
- TWEAK
- REFINE
- IMPROVE
- AMEND
- SPANGRAM: THEREIFIXEDIT
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: Perfect
Despite the fact that I managed to complete this game without any hints, I still classify it as “tricky” because it took me longer than usual to complete – and that was with a lot of help from a few rare letters.
The other lead was that after seeing “there” on the board I decided it must be part of the spangram and continued connecting letters until I got to THEREIFIXEDIT – a spangram that felt a lot like a magician pulling an endless handkerchief from a top hat.
So today’s quest was all about perfectionism and people who have to get things just to feel like they’ve completed a job to their high standards – a trait I certainly don’t have myself. Instead of “I fixed it”, my phrase when I fix things is “that will do”. Maybe we shirkers will get our own Strands one day.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Saturday, April 18, Game #776)
- BUDGET
- BARGAIN
- CHEAP
- AFFORDABLE
- SALE
- SPANGRAM: ON THE CHEAP
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.
