Looking for a different day?
A new NEW Strands puzzle pops up 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, July 18 (Game #867).
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 #868) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Big talk
NEW Strands Today (Game #868) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- SAIL
- SEAM
- HAIL
- THEME
- MOVE
- COST
NEW Strands today (game #868) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NEW Strands today (game #868) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
• First page: left, 8th 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 #868) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #868, are…
- FIGHT
- MAMMOTH
- COLOSSUS
- BEHEMOTH
- LEVIATHAN
- SPANGRAM: SUPERSIZEIT
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
The letter Z helped me get the spanframe – eventually when I got “size” first, then “supersize” before finally SUPERSIZEIT.
Although I understood the theme immediately and had an idea of the words we were looking for, I really struggled to put them together.
Although rarely used, LEVIATHAN is an incredible word (it is found in the Bible describing a fire-breathing sea serpent).
I thought it should really be the name of a horror, or at least a wrestler, when a Google search told me that both already exist; the 1989 horror film made less of a cultural impact than Dave Batista, who used the moniker Leviathan before becoming The Animal. Every day is a school day with Strands.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Saturday, July 18, Game #867)
- SWEET
- OATY
- NECESSARY
- CRUNCHY
- THE SALT
- HEALTHY
- SPANGRAM: BOWLOFGRANOLA
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.
