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 16 (Game #774).
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 today’s NYT Strands is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.
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NYT Strands today (game #775) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Shell Company
NYT Strands today (game #775) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- TALK
- CORK
- SURVEY
- CONNECTION
- MELON
- SPOUSE
NYT Strands today (game #775) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 7 letters
NYT Strands today (game #775) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 4th row
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #775) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #775, are…
- OYSTER
- CLAM
- CONCH
- ABALONE
- PAELLE
- MOLD
- SHELL
- SPANGRAM: MOLLUSK
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
Unlike previous rounds, I was right to take today’s theme literally and go in search of sea creatures with shells, aka a MOLLUSK, which automatically led me to today’s spangram.
This was my 81st spangram for the first time. How many do you have?
As a seafood lover, I found this search quite simple. ABALONE was my only moment of uncertainty and I suffered word blindness from missing out on everyone’s favorite food, SCALLOP.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday April 16, Thu #774)
- HOBBY
- RECREATION
- SIDELINE
- INTEREST
- ENTERTAINMENT
- SPANGRAM: JUSTFORFUN
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.
