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 Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, May 6 (game #794).
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.
SPOILER WARNING: 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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NYT Strands today (game #795) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Go right ahead
NYT Strands today (game #795) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- MORE
- WALL
- NOVICE
- SPENT
- THEN
- STEP
NYT Strands today (game #795) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #795) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 4th column
Last side: top, 5th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #795) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #795, are…
- BLESS
- APPROVE
- ALLOW
- LICENCE
- PERMIT
- SANCTION
- SPANGRAM: GIVETHENOD
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
Sometimes I get a little preoccupied with trying to find non-game words in Strands and this was the case today, as I wasted a good few minutes trying to connect “ceiling” and “notice”.
One non-game word I did collect was “give”, but I was well into the puzzle before I realized it formed today’s spangram of GIVETHENOD.
Two double-letter combinations were the key to unlocking this game — BLESS and APPROVE — but the slow progress I made warranted it being classed as “hard” rather than “easy”.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, May 6, game #794)
- SOAR
- CLIMB
- ASCEND
- SPARKLE
- SHIMMER
- RADIATE
- SPANGRAM: RISEANDSHINE
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.
