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 28 (Game #786).
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 #787) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Fishing or Cutting Bait
NYT Strands today (game #787) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- KEEL
- THEIR
- TRACK
- SCORE
- LIVE
- RIGHT
NYT Strands today (game #787) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 6 letters
NYT Strands today (game #787) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 4th 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 #787) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #787, are…
- HOOK
- COIL
- LURE
- WEIGHT
- PIVOT
- PLIERS
- COOLER
- BOBBER
- SPANGRAM: ATTACK
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
Today’s theme didn’t leave much room for guesswork since it obviously involved angling.
The speed at which you attacked this game then depended on the number of words you knew related to the world of fishing and since I knew almost none, it was limited to the obvious ones of HOOK, REEL and the spangram TACKLE.
After a clue gave me the fourth word, the one I really should have known in LURE, I moved through the board at a pace similar to a day spent by the river dozing and waiting for a catch.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Tuesday April 28, match #786)
- WATCH
- SEE
- OBSERVE
- WITNESS
- MONITOR
- EYE BALL
- SPANGRAM: LIKE AHAWK
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.
