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 17 (Game #805).
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 today’s NYT Strands is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #806) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… The Daily Crust
NYT Strands today (game #806) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- OF COURSE
- MULE
- CAMEL
- POLE
- GRID
- GNAT
NYT Strands today (game #806) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 6 letters
NYT Strands today (game #806) – 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, 8th 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 #806) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #806, are…
- ORANGE
- CLEMENTINE
- LIME
- KUMQUAT
- POMELO
- TANGERINE
- SPANGRAM: CITRUS
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
Another easy game, although it has been made slightly more difficult with the elimination of CITRUS’ most common fruit, the lemon.
Instead of lemon, we had two less spotted fruits: KUMQUAT, which looks like a miniature orange and is often used to make marmalade, and POMELO, a pomegranate-melon hybrid that took me several tries because I was trying to connect it as a polemo.
After finishing the game, I was excited to discover that the polemo actually exists and is famous (although not that famous, obviously) for being the largest citrus fruit.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Sunday May 17, match #805)
- DASHBOARD
- TRACKS
- PIN
- BALLS
- LIVING ROOM
- ARCADE
- SPANGRAM: BOWLINGALLE
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.
