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 Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Wednesday, July 29 (Game #878).
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.
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NYT Strands today (game #879) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Business Names
NYT Strands today (game #879) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- WART
- RAVE
- MAST
- STOP
- SOLDIER
- STICK
NYT Strands today (game #879) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #879) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
• First side: left, 1st row
• Last side: right, 1st 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 #879) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #879, are…
- BLACK-SMITH
- MASON
- CARPENTER
- TANNER
- COOPER
- WEAVER
- SPANGRAM: ARTISANS
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
As I worked around the board collecting “business names,” I couldn’t help but wonder how many of today’s professions would be considered ARTISANS’ work in the future – programmer, writer, barista?
Many of the people in demand are jobs that are now quite specialized, but you only have to think about how many people are named SMITH or COOPER to realize how mundane they once were.
Not so trivial though to prevent me from needing a hint, even if in my case, it was laziness that pushed me to take the shortcut, thus demonstrating my inevitable replacement by a much more efficient AI version.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Wednesday July 29, match #878)
- DOLL
- PUPPET
- DUMMY
- MODEL
- FIGURINE
- STATUE
- SPANGRAM: MADE
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.
