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 22 (game #445).
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 #446) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… The musical fruit
NYT Strands today (game #446) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- BEGIN
- DINT
- LANE
- BAIT
- DINK
- REEK
NYT Strands today (game #446) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #446) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: bottom, 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 #446) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #446, are…
- FAVA
- KIDNEY
- BLACK
- GREEN
- NAVY
- CANNELLINI
- SPANGRAM: BEAN SALAD
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
The biggest challenge today was working out how to spell CANNELLINI. Other than that, this was one of the fastest games of Strands I’ve ever played – maybe because I eat so many beans.
I immediately knew what we were looking for from the theme “the musical fruit” as, well, beans do have a reputation of causing people to perform a few bum notes. The way to avoid this is to use dry beans that have been soaked overnight in a pinch of salt, but that’s quite a palaver if you’re just a casual BEAN SALAD chomper.
As to the argument over the classification of beans, the answer is that technically, beans are a type of fruit, specifically a legume. However, they are often categorized as vegetables and you’re unlikely to find them hanging out with bananas.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Thursday, May 22, game #445)
- STEWARD
- GUARDIAN
- PROTECTOR
- CUSTODIAN
- TRUSTEE
- SPANGRAM: TAKE CARE
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.
