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 Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Sunday, May 10 (Game #798).
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 #799) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… A lovely medley
NYT Strands today (game #799) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- DRIED
- YAWN
- MULES
- BEND
- STIR
- TO GO UP
NYT Strands today (game #799) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #799) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 5th row
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 #799) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #799, are…
- CLUTTER
- FATRAS
- VARIETY
- MEMEMASSAGE
- Rag bag
- SPANGRAM: ODDS AND ODDS
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
After struggling to see yesterday’s blatantly obvious words, I looked through today’s messy selection – which probably says a lot about my brain and/or organizational skills.
I really love all of these words and personally I think they sum up the glorious VARIETY and reality of life, where nothing is in a straight line or orderly and everything comes to you in a MISHMASH.
I also really enjoyed the way today’s words revealed themselves to me, with the spangram slowly becoming evident after I solved the words around it.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Sunday May 10, match #798)
- OPEN
- CHEEKY
- FLAGRANT
- FLAGRANT
- OBVIOUS
- FLAGRANT
- SPANGRAM: CLEARANCE
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.
