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, July 20 (Game #869).
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 #870) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strand’s theme is… Write there
NEW Strands Today (Game #870) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- KILL
- HEEL
- TRADE
- ELEVATOR
- DISC
- DEPOSIT
NEW Strands today (game #870) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #870) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
• First page: left, 4th 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 #870) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #870, are…
- ENVELOPE
- LETTERHOUSE
- SHEET
- SHORT
- FILE
- NOTE CODE
- SPANGRAM: WRITING MATERIALS
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
The act of writing a letter and sending it to someone in the mail has become not just a form of communication from a bygone era, but also an animal.
Organized postal networks date back to ancient Egypt, while King Henry VIII of Great Britain founded the Royal Mail in 1516. Today, however, they are less interested in delivering simple letters and have restructured their business to compete with parcel delivery companies.
It was then with nostalgia that I collected the ENVELOPE and ENVELOPE, as I thought about the last time I had used an actual MEASUREMENT.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Monday, July 20, Game #869)
- SMALL
- LITTLE
- MICROSCOPIC
- MINIATURE
- MINUS SPHERE
- SPANGRAM: ITSYBITSY
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.
