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, July 1 (Game #850).
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 today’s NYT Strands is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #851) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Added Flavor
NYT Strands today (game #851) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- GREAT
- CARE
- RISK
- CLEAT
- RICH
- STAIN
NYT Strands today (game #851) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #851) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 3rd row
Last side: right, 2nd 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 #851) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #851, are…
- BECHAMEL
- MARINARA
- SRIRACHA
- TERIYAKI
- TZATZIKI
- SPANGRAM: GETSAUCY
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 tips
Added flavor? Surely that can only mean herbs and spices?
Oh, I was wrong. So, after wasting time looking for oregano, basil and thyme and finding many non-fun words, I had a clue to get me started: BECHAMEL gave me the task of finding sauces.
Even though I now knew the task at hand, it was still a very difficult game – mainly because the names of all the other possible sauces suddenly disappeared from my head, but also because every word in the game today was long and complicated.
So yeah, I needed another clue to finish. Congratulations if you completed it without any.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Wednesday, July 1, Game #850)
- HINT
- INDICATION
- HINT
- EVIDENCE
- INTIMATION
- SPANGRAM: TELLTALESIGN
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.
