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 Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Saturday, May 2 (Game #790).
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 #791) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Something Fishy
NYT Strands today (game #791) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- FORM
- PATRIAL
- SIRE
- TO WIPE
- LITER
- LOSING
NYT Strands today (game #791) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #791) – 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 #791) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #791, are…
- WEIRD
- PARTICULAR
- ODD
- UNUSUAL
- WEIRD
- ECCENTRIC
- SPANGRAM: IT’S VERY GOOD
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
I couldn’t help but think that today’s task was about fish, but that was something I immediately dismissed after spotting the letter Q on the board.
Despite this very heavy hint, I still didn’t see QUIRKY until the very end of the game and needed a hint to get started.
I attribute today’s slowness to fatigue from a big party last night rather than anything STRANGE or SPECIAL.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday May 2, Game #790)
- MIX
- CUT
- COASTER
- PONY
- SCRATCH
- MARINE
- MAGICIAN
- SPANGRAM: LINEAGE
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.
