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 Friday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Friday May 1st (Game #789).
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 #790) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… All the right moves
NEW Strands Today (Game #790) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- SNEAK
- LIONS
- REMEMBER
- WILY
- FUSED
- COIL
NEW Strands today (game #790) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NEW Strands today (game #790) – tip #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
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 #790) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #790, are…
- MIX
- KICK
- COASTER
- PONY
- DRAWER
- SAILOR
- THE TRILLDER
- SPANGRAM: LINE DANCE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
Having never taken part in a LINEDANCE – unless you count going to the Superman Dance at a holiday park in the 1990s – my first thoughts after getting SHUFFLE was that this was a word search that meant slow motion.
After getting KICK I was completely confused and a touch of COASTER still made me none the wiser.
The turning point was watching dance and then LINEDANCE, but I was still working around the board in an uncoordinated way.
Subsequently, I have learned that all these words describe types of line dancing rather than moves as such. All wonderful fun, but with my dodgy knees I doubt I’ll be doing the PONY anytime soon.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Friday, May 1st, Game #789)
- STICK
- HULA
- LUAU
- UKULELE
- PINEAPPLE
- MACADAMIA
- SPANGRAM: ALOHAS SPIRIT
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.
