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 Friday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Friday, May 1 (Game #789).
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.
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NYT Strands today (game #790) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… All the Right Moves
NYT Strands today (game #790) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- SNICK
- LIONS
- SHELL
- CUNNING
- MERGED
- COIL
NYT Strands today (game #790) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #790) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: bottom, 4th 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 #790) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #790, are…
- MIX
- CUT
- COASTER
- PONY
- SCRATCH
- MARINE
- MAGICIAN
- SPANGRAM: LINEAGE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
Having never been to a LINEDANCE – unless doing the Superman Dance moves in a holiday park in the 1990s counts – my first thoughts after getting SHUFFLE were that it was a search for words meaning slow movement.
After receiving KICK I was completely confused and a hint of COASTER still left me none the wiser.
The turning point was seeing the dance and then the LINEDANCE, but I still worked uncoordinated on the painting.
Subsequently, I learned that all of these words describe types of line dancing rather than movements as such. It’s a lot of fun, but with my dodgy knees I doubt I’ll be doing the PONY anytime soon.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Friday, May 1, Game #789)
- PUSH
- HULA
- LUAU
- UKULELE
- PINEAPPLE
- MACADAMIA
- SPANGRAM: ALOHASPIRIT
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.
