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 are looking for the Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Sunday, April 19 (Game #777).
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 #778) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Gloriously Blatant!
NYT Strands today (game #778) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- SHEATH
- STEEP
- CHEAT
- TOTAL
- PLUSH
- MILE
NYT Strands today (game #778) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NYT Strands today (game #778) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 3rd column
Last side: top, 4th 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 #778) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #778, are…
- REFLECTION
- GLITTER
- GLOW
- GLOW
- SHINE
- GLOW
- SPANGRAM: CATCHING THE LIGHT
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
The theme was a little confusing at first, but after spotting GLINT and GLITTER, I realized that each light-related word we were looking for started with the letter G.
There was then no room for shimmer or sparkle in this herd of G words.
The spangram was harder to spot, but since “light” wasn’t among the words in the game, I worked backwards to find “catch,” then CATCHTHELIGHT.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Sunday April 19, match #777)
- ADJUST
- TO MODIFY
- ADJUSTMENT
- REFINE
- IMPROVE
- TO MODIFY
- SPANGRAM: HE STARES
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.
