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 Monday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Monday, April 13 (Game #771).
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 #772) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… It’s a Little Blurry
NYT Strands today (game #772) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- BATH
- TOOL
- LADY
- BREASTFEED
- BLADE
- SIDE
NYT Strands today (game #772) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #772) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 1st row
Last side: left, 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 #772) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #772, are…
- FOGGY
- VAGUE
- SOFT
- CLOUDY
- WASHED
- MUTE
- RECESSED
- SPANGRAM: OUTOFFOCUS
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
“It’s a little fuzzy” is a phrase I could use every day about Strands and its confusing soup of letters that is slowly coming into focus.
My lack of mental clarity was brilliantly summed up by today’s research, which brought to light words describing faulty vision – often deliberately, for artistic purposes – and a thought process lacking similar acuity.
Despite my slow progress, I managed to finish the painting without any hints, although there was a lot of hesitation (notably about BEDIMMED, which still doesn’t seem like a real word to me), and I stopped in the final moments to admire the eyepiece-shaped spangram. It’s a wonder how they achieve these discreet wonders.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday April 13, Thu #771)
- BIKE
- GRILL
- MOWER
- WHEELBARROW
- TOOLS
- PIPE
- SPANGRAM: STORAGE COVERING
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.
