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 3 (Game #791).
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.
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NYT Strands today (game #792) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… May the Forest Be With You
NYT Strands today (game #792) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- END
- HUNTING
- CHART
- ESCAPE
- TAS
- SHOUT
NYT Strands today (game #792) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #792) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 3rd column
Last side: top, 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 #792) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #792, are…
- CEDAR
- ASPEN
- DOGWOOD
- BIRCH
- CYPRESS
- EUCALYPTUS
- SPANGRAM: CONNECTION
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
May 4th is, of course, “May the Fourth/Force be with you” day, but “forest” seems to be taking the pun a little too far, unless we’re talking about the forest moon of Endor, Takodana, which is clearly not the case.
Rather, it was a search for trees found in woods and forests, made more complex by a few tricky twists and turns to connect the letters.
The longest word in the game, EUCALYPTUS, was my final discovery – it wasn’t the most obvious tree, so I’ll forgive myself for not seeing it sooner.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Sunday May 3, match #791)
- WEIRD
- PARTICULAR
- ODD
- UNUSUAL
- WEIRD
- ECCENTRIC
- SPANGRAM: IT’S VERY GOOD
What are 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.
