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 Wednesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Wednesday, April 15 (Game #773).
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 #774) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… This doesn’t work
NEW Strands Today (Game #774) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- NEST
- BROKEN
- CLEAN
- SLEEP
- companion
- FIRED
NEW Strands today (game #774) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #774) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 1st row
Last page: right, 7th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #774) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #774, are…
- HOBBY
- LEISURE
- SIDE LINE
- INTEREST
- PASTIME
- SPANGRAM: JUSTFORFUN
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
I totally got the wrong end of the stick with today’s theme and took “this doesn’t work” literally when I searched for words associated with broken things.
Fortunately, my fruitless search also contained plenty of non-gaming words, and a hint of HOBBY set me on my way to discovering several words associated with leisure activities, including RECREATION – which was so long I was convinced it would turn yellow and be spanrammed.
Instead, today’s yellow snake was JUSTFORFUN, which is possibly where I go wrong with my hobbies, as they all – cycling, puzzles and watching football/soccer – involve more pain than fun.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Wednesday, April 15, Game #773)
- TOPAZ
- TURQUOISE
- OPAL
- THE YARN
- DIAMOND
- PERIDOT
- SPANGRAM: BIRTHSTONE
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.
