Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, May 1 (game #424).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #425) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… What a trill!
NYT Strands today (game #425) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- SEEK
- CROWS
- BIND
- LAID
- GLAD
- SOCK
NYT Strands today (game #425) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #425) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 3rd row
Last side: right, 3rd row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #425) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #425, are…
- WARBLER
- LARK
- SPARROW
- WREN
- CARDINAL
- CHICKADEE
- SPANGRAM: SONGBIRDS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I’ve just spent a very happy few minutes listening to all of these SONGBIRDS on YouTube.
Living in the city, I don’t really hear that many birds – apart from pigeons coo-ing and the crazy people on our street with a rooster (fortunately, he’s a bit lazy and doesn’t start his roostering until about 11am).
Of all the birds in the search, my favorite is the CARDINAL, which not only looks fantastic but also has quite the repertoire of repeated songs. I’m also a fan of the CHICKADEE, which really should be called the chickadee-dee seeing as they’re so keen on repeated whistles.
All in all, a very straightforward Strands with little in the way of confusing words or patterns. Not exactly a trill-er, but very calming.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Thursday, May 1, game #424)
- SKATEBOARD
- BICYCLE
- ROLLERBLADES
- SCOOTER
- WAGON
- SPANGRAM: WHEELIE
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.
