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 Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Saturday, July 18 (Game #867).
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.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections Today and Quordle Today pages for tips and answers on these games, as well as Marc’s Wordle Today page for the original viral word game.
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 #868) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Great Discussions
NYT Strands today (game #868) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- NAVIGATE
- NAIL
- HAIL
- THEME
- MOVE
- COST
NYT Strands today (game #868) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #868) – 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 #868) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #868, are…
- GIANT
- MAMMOTH
- COLOSSUS
- MONSTER
- LEVIATHAN
- SPANGRAM: SUPERSIZEIT
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
The letter Z helped me get the spangram – eventually, because I first got “size”, then “supersize” before finally SUPERSIZEIT.
Although I immediately understood the theme and had an idea of the words we were looking for, I really struggled to put them together.
Although rarely used, LEVIATHAN is an incredible word (it appears in the Bible to describe a fire-breathing sea serpent).
I thought this should really be the name of a horror or at least a wrestler when a Google search told me both already existed; the 1989 horror film had less cultural impact than Dave Batista, who used the nickname Leviathan before becoming The Animal. Every day is a school day with Strands.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday July 18, Match #867)
- SOFT
- OATY
- NUT
- CRISP
- DIRTY
- HEALTHY
- SPANGRAM: BOWL OF GRANOLA
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.
