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 30 (Game #788).
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 #789) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… I ❤️ Hawaii
NYT Strands today (game #789) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- PUTTING UP
- PEEL
- LADY
- PINE
- LAME
- PLEAD
NYT Strands today (game #789) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #789) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 8th row
Last side: right, 3rd 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 #789) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #789, are…
- PUSH
- HULA
- LUAU
- UKULELE
- PINEAPPLE
- MACADAMIA
- SPANGRAM: ALOHASPIRIT
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
Happy Lei Day, Hawaiians.
Having never been to Hawaii – the closest thing to it is a shirt I owned in the late 1990s – I was worried that I would have a hard time making my way onto today’s board, but the reality was that it couldn’t have been easier.
The fact that I know all of the words today except MACADAMIA – which I didn’t know had a strong connection to the islands (I thought they were Australian) is a testament to the extent of Hawaiian culture around the world. It was also a very difficult word to piece together and it took me several attempts to get it in the right order.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday April 30, Thu #788)
- DRIZZLE
- HAZE
- STEAM
- STEAM
- HUMIDITY
- AEROSOL
- SPANGRAM: CONDENSATION
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.
