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, May 18 (Game #806).
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.
NYT Strands today (game #807) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Rising
NYT Strands today (game #807) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- MOCK
- HULL
- PUSH
- TO ROLL
- GREEK
- FUNERAL SONG
NYT Strands today (game #807) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters
NYT Strands today (game #807) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 1st column
Last side: bottom, 3rd 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 #807) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #807, are…
- MOUND
- HILL
- MOUND
- SLOPE
- CRETE
- BUTTE
- MOUND
- SPANGRAM: HIGHER GROUND
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
I’d never heard of the word HUMMOCK before, but then I don’t go to many bogs, so I guess I can be forgiven. But it’s a good word to say.
I’m more familiar with the rest of the words describing HIGHERGROUND, especially since I’m currently training for a very hilly long-distance bike ride in September and trying to develop the ability to climb any hill without groaning, groaning, and stopping. As a result, I’m recalibrating some things that I thought of as hills to now being just SLOPES.
Meanwhile, BUTTE took me a bit of time as I initially thought there was only one T – which would rather be the rather rugged Scottish island, which I discovered via a Google search contains a large number of buttes.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday May 18, Match #806)
- ORANGE
- CLEMENTINE
- LIME
- KUMQUAT
- POMELO
- TANGERINE
- SPANGRAM: CITRUS
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.
