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 8 (Game #796).
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 #797) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is…Garden Variety
NYT Strands today (game #797) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- PAIRS
- EXCAVATOR
- pant
- CHIN
- GUIDE
- TIDES
NYT Strands today (game #797) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NYT Strands today (game #797) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 8th 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 #797) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #797, are…
- ARTICHOKE
- LETTUCE
- RADISH
- ONION
- ASPARAGUS
- SPANGRAM: SPRING VEGETABLES
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
At first I thought I was playing yesterday’s game again, but the themes are subtly different: yesterday it was “garden varieties” as is common and today it is “garden varieties”, as in the many vegetables one can grow in a real garden, especially in spring.
That settled, I spotted ARTICHOKE almost immediately. Well that’s a lie, I immediately spotted “choking” and then wondered if it could actually be ARTICHOKE.
After getting LETTUCE, everything was pretty rudimentary, as each word was layered into a growing pile – a bit like compost, I suppose.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Friday, May 8, Game #796)
- BASIC
- PROSAIC
- COMMON
- ORDINARY
- PEDESTRIAN
- SPANGRAM: RUNOFTHEMILL
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.
