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 Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Tuesday, May 19 (Game #807).
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.
NYT Strands today (game #808) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… No Rush
NYT Strands today (game #808) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- MEAL
- KEYS
- SLICE
- GRID
- RULER
- PLACES
NYT Strands today (game #808) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters
NYT Strands today (game #808) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 4th column
Last side: bottom, 3rd 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 #808) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #808, are…
- RELAXED
- SLOW
- CALM
- PLACID
- CALM
- SOFT
- SPANGRAM: TAKE YOUR TIME
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
One of the many downsides of aging is that you slow down, while the world around you speeds up. I feel this especially since a knee injury means I can currently only travel the world at a snail’s pace.
Regardless, I always feel like people are in too much of a hurry to get to places where they don’t need to rush and I fully agree with promoting today’s words into the consciousness of a chaotic planet.
Ironically, I didn’t actually use the TAKEYOURTIME mantra when I zoomed in on the search starting with the letter X, which pointed me to RELAXED.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Tuesday May 19, match #807)
- MOUND
- HILL
- MOUND
- SLOPE
- CRETE
- BUTTE
- MOUND
- SPANGRAM: HIGHER GROUND
What are 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.
