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 Monday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Monday, April 20 (Game #778).
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 #779) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Risky business
NEW Strands Today (Game #779) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- ROUTE
- ROUTER
- DIET
- RATE
- GATE
- BOX
- SWEET
- THE POT
- VIRAL
NEW Strands today (game #779) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #779) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 5th row
Last page: right, 5th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #779) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #779, are…
- BOLD
- INCREDIBLE
- GUTSY
- BRAVE
- ADVENTUROUS
- SPANGRAM: DAREDEVILS
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
At first I briefly entertained and then eliminated the possibility that today’s search was about Tom Cruise movies… Then I found FED and deduced that we were searching for words associated with people for whom risk is an occupational hazard.
With this in mind, I went looking for “stunt performer” but managed to find DAREDEVILS instead – a word that sums up people in this profession. After a run with long span frames, we returned to a relatively short one today, and one where there was a game word (POSSIBLE) that was longer.
It’s hard to imagine a less daring pursuit than Strand’s—unless, of course, you completed today’s puzzle while hanging upside down in a trapeze suspended over a chasm. And if you did, I applaud you.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Monday, April 20, Game #778)
- GLITTER
- GLITTER
- SHINE
- FORGET
- GLOW
- GLITTER
- SPAN FRAME: CATCHTHELIGHT
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.
