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 Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Tuesday, April 21 (Game #779).
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 #780) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is…Earth Day
NYT Strands today (game #780) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- RINSE
- PAINFUL
- CREATOR
- LATER
- DOVE
- REFUNDED
NYT Strands today (game #780) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters
NYT Strands today (game #780) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
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 #780) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #780, are…
- REPAIR
- RECYCLE
- MAKE A DONATION
- RECHARGE
- REUSE
- REDUCE
- SPANGRAM: CONSERVATION
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
Today is of course Earth Day, an annual event where we can all, as a human race, show our support for the environment by behaving sustainably and thinking about how we can protect the planet for the future. Maybe not blowing it up would be a good start.
Although the theme is obvious, I was pretty slow to get started today and saw a lot of words that I should have timed as game words.
In fact, I saw “refunded” before I saw REPAIR, “retain” before the CONSERVATION spangram, and “cycle” before RECYCLE.
Unlike previous games, this one was decidedly lacking in ridiculously long words – perhaps the game’s creators chose not to waste their letters.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Tuesday April 21, Thu #779)
- BOLD
- INTREPID
- GUTSY
- BRAVE
- ADVENTUROUS
- SPANGRAM: THE DAREDEVILS
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.
