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 are looking for the Friday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Friday, July 3 (Game #852).
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 #853) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Ooh!
NYT Strands today (game #853) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
NYT Strands today (game #853) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #853) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 4th column
Last side: top, 6th 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 #853) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #853, are…
- BRIGHT
- COLORED
- DAZZLING
- EXCITING
- SPARKLING
- SPANGRAM: FIREWORKS
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
Talk about a theme that could mean absolutely anything.
Totally in the dark, which isn’t an entirely unusual feeling to be honest, I scanned the board for non-gaming words for a clue. Instead, I saw the FIREWORKS spangram and remembered today’s date.
I recently went to a fireworks display which was disappointing, partly because of the dark conditions, but also because the drones which made up much of the show had to be viewed from a particular angle to impress; a case of “uh?” rather than “ooh!”.
In the meantime, it was nice to see a little color in Strands for a change. A rare treat.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Friday July 3, Game #852)
- OBSTINATE
- STUBBORN
- DELIBERATE
- FARM
- STUBBORN
- SPANGRAM: DON’T MOVE
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.
