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 Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Wednesday, May 6 (Game #794).
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 #795) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Go for it
NYT Strands today (game #795) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- MORE
- WALL
- NOVICE
- SPENT
- SO
- STAGE
NYT Strands today (game #795) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #795) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 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 #795) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #795, are…
- BLESS
- APPROVE
- ALLOW
- LICENSE
- PERMIT
- SANCTION
- SPANGRAM: GIVETHENOD
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
Sometimes I get a little preoccupied with finding non-gaming related words in Strands and that was the case today as I wasted a good few minutes trying to connect “ceiling” and “opinion”.
One non-gaming word I collected was “give”, but I was well into the puzzle before realizing it formed today’s GIVETHENOD spangram.
Two double letter combinations were the key to unlocking this game – BLESS and APPROVE – but the slow progress I made warranted it being classified as “difficult” rather than “easy.”
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Wednesday May 6, Match #794)
- TO GO UP
- CLIMB
- TO GO UP
- GLOW
- SHIMMER
- RADIATE
- SPANGRAM: RISE AND SHINE
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.
