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 Sunday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, April 5 (game #763).
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 #764) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Fringe group
NYT Strands today (game #764) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- DARK
- GRADE
- MEET
- TRIM
- RING
- TEXT
NYT Strands today (game #764) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #764) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 6th row
Last side: right, 5th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #764) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #764, are…
- EDGE
- EXTREMITY
- BRINK
- VERGE
- MARGIN
- BOUNDARY
- SPANGRAM: OUTERLIMITS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
Thinking the “fringe group” was some kind of hair-based pun, I was certain that “trim” would be my first word.
Instead, after getting EDGE following a hint, I soon discovered that the theme was referring to the OUTERLIMITS (also the name of a great 1990s sci-fi series, by the way) of things.
It is so strange with Strands that a little kickstart is all you need to see all the rest of the words you are looking for, a feeling that simultaneously makes you feel smart for seeing them all amid the letter soup and dumb for not spotting them originally.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Sunday, April 5, game #763)
- KANGAROO
- BILBY
- KOALA
- WOMBAT
- OPOSSUM
- SPANGRAM: MARSUPIALS
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.
