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 Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Wednesday, May 27 (Game #815).
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.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections Today and Quordle Today pages for tips and answers on these games, as well as Marc’s Wordle Today page for the original viral word game.
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 #816) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Talking Perfumes
NYT Strands today (game #816) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
NYT Strands today (game #816) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #816) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 5th column
Last side: top, 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 #816) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #816, are…
- JASMINE
- PEAR
- SANDALWOOD
- BERAMOTH
- NEROLI
- SPANGRAM: PERFUME
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
Apart from the fact that NEROLI took me a while, even though it was my last word, it was a fairly simple game with a thankfully sensible spangram (unlike yesterday).
Rare letters are hard to ignore in Strands, so I went straight to JASMINE – who immediately opened PEAR.
I was surprised that my favorite FLAVOR of lime was missing, but at least it showed up as a non-playful word.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Wednesday May 27, Match #815)
- SAUSAGE
- KID
- ALONG THE FOOT
- PETARD
- WEENIE
- SPANGRAM: HOTDIGGITYDOG
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.
