Want a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears every day at midnight for your time zone – which means some people are still playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s.” If you’re looking for Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Thursday, April 9 (Game #767).
Strands is the latest pun from The New York Times after Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so keep reading my Strands tips.
SPOILER WARNING: The information on NYT Strands today is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.
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NYT Strands today (game #768) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… On the sly
NYT Strands today (game #768) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- OR
- EASY
- WINE
- WING
- SICK
- HALF
NYT Strands today (game #768) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #768) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: at the top, 1st column
Last side: bottom, 5th column
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #768) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #768, are…
- CUNNING
- CAREFUL
- Clever
- TABLECLOTH
- CUNNING
- CUNNING
- SPANGRAM: LIKE AFOX
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
“Sneaky”? Maybe it was something to do with Sly & The Family Stone’s hits? Except I couldn’t think of any of their hits beyond Family affairso this was quickly ruled out.
A hint gave me WILY, then I linked LIKEA, but instead of heading to FOX I headed to SHREW – “like a shrew” sounded almost like a spangram, but after getting SHREWD I realized I had missed LIKEAFOX.
From there, the board opened up and I was able to complete the game – but I would say that my labored gameplay today was decidedly lacking in RUSINESS.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday April 9, Thu #767)
- PASTEL
- FRESCO
- ACRYLIC
- WATERCOLOR
- TEMPERA
- SPANGRAM: MEDIUM
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the not-so-new pun from The New York Times, after Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full member of the year-old NYT games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, with tips for solving it, so check it out if you’re struggling to beat it every day.
