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’re looking for Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Thursday, April 2 (Game #761).
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 #762) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is…Early Birds
NYT Strands today (game #762) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- SOLID
- COIN
- PROUD
- BINGO
- TWINS
- GROUND
NYT Strands today (game #762) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NYT Strands today (game #762) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th column
Last side: at the top, 5th 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 #762) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #762, are…
- DAFFODIL
- TULIP
- HYACINTH
- CROCUS
- SNOWDROP
- SPANGRAM: SPRING FLOWER
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 tips
I quickly gave up looking for jobs that required an early morning start (mainly because I couldn’t find any).
Luckily, in my search for non-gaming words, I found “flower” and then “spring” and pasted them together for today’s spangram.
However, after finding the obvious one of SPRINGBLOSSOM with DAFFODIL, I reached the limits of my floral knowledge and needed two clues to virtually get a complete bouquet.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday April 3, Thu #761)
- GUAVA
- ACAI
- PINEAPPLE
- LITCHI
- MANGO
- PAPAYA
- SPANGRAM: TROPICAL FRUITS
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.
