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, May 9 (Game #797).
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 #798) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… We’ve all seen it
NYT Strands today (game #798) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- BOATIER
- SOUR
- TESTS
- CRUST
- CRAB
- TURN
NYT Strands today (game #798) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #798) – 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, 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 #798) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #798, are…
- OPEN
- CHEEKY
- FLAGRANT
- FLAGRANT
- OBVIOUS
- FLAGRANT
- SPANGRAM: CLEARANCE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 tips
Have you ever had those days where you just don’t get along with Strands and can’t see the words?
I had one of those days today, I needed a clue to get started and a lot of effort to finally finish the search. Often when this is the case it’s because I don’t understand the theme, but that wasn’t the case here, especially after receiving OVERT and BRAZEN. In short, all this was far from obvious.
Maybe my late night binge Pluribus has something to do with it. Frankly, I could have done with a hive mind.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday May 9, Game #797)
- ARTICHOKE
- LETTUCE
- RADISH
- ONION
- ASPARAGUS
- SPANGRAM: SPRING VEGETABLES
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.
