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 Saturday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Saturday, July 11 (Game #860).
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 #861) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… In the Big Apple
NEW Strands Today (Game #861) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- GABLE
- GROWN UP
- GRIP
- TILED
- DATA
- HUGS
NEW Strands today (game #861) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NEW Strands today (game #861) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
• First page: bottom, 3rd column
• Last page: top, 3rd column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #861) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #861, are…
- STUP
- DISTRICT
- BODEGA
- UNDERGROUND
- TAXI
- BAGEL
- DELI
- SPANGRAM: EMPIRESTATE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
It took me a while to see BAGEL and DELI, possibly because I don’t uniquely associate them with New York, but this little delay aside today’s game was a breeze.
I even managed to spot the spangram before any words – EMPIRESTATE looms from top to bottom of the board, just like the magnificent building – and gave myself the Spangram First 100 times mark.
As Alicia Keys sang, “concrete jungle where dreams are made of” – although this may not apply if your dream is good word search.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Saturday, July 11, Game #860)
- EAST
- SOUP
- MILK
- TUNA
- PEPPER
- SALT
- NOODLES
- SPANGRAM: CASSEROLE
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.
