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 Tuesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Tuesday, May 12 (Game #800).
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.
NEW Strands today (game #801) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… You have…
NEW Strands Today (Game #801) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- PRUNES
- TEAM
- SHORT
- CLEAN
- ROUND
- TIME
NEW Strands today (game #801) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NEW Strands today (game #801) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 3rd column
Last page: bottom, 4th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #801) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #801, are…
- SPUNK
- PICK
- GRIT
- NERVE
- GUMPTION
- FIBER
- HEART
- SPANGRAM: WHATITTAKES
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
The theme confused me at first and after finding “what” while searching for words to give me a hint, the mists cleared and I finished the sentence “you have…” WHATITTAKES.
There were some good words in today’s search, a task made easier by finding the two containing the letter K in SPUNK and PLUCK and moving on from there.
GRIT and NERVE are still talked about a lot, especially in sports commentary, but GUMPTION is a word due for a revival in both usage and spirit. It is also a quality unique to humans – more GUMPTION combined with HEART makes the world a better place.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Tuesday, May 12, Game #800)
- TUXEDO
- PALAZZO
- HAREM
- GAUCHO
- TOREADOR
- SAILOR
- SPANGRAM: FANCYPANTS
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.
