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, July 14 (Game #863).
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.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections Today and Quordle Today pages for tips and answers on these games, as well as Marc’s Wordle Today page for the original viral word game.
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 #864) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Rose-colored glasses
NYT Strands today (game #864) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- TO LEAVE
- WALK
- MAIN
- PLACE
- BASE
- RELICS
NYT Strands today (game #864) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #864) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
• First side: bottom, 3rd column
• 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 #864) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #864, are…
- CHIMERICAL
- IDEALISTIC
- ROMANTIC
- NOT PRACTICAL
- SPANGRAM: PIEINTHESKI
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
Only four long words made up today’s game, but that didn’t make the search any easier.
I’m more familiar with a slight variation on today’s theme – rose-tinted glasses – which I had taken to mean looking favorably at something you’re biased towards (like your team’s fortunes). But the words here leaned more toward fanaticism.
Regardless of the interpretation, I needed a clue to get started and was rewarded with QUIXOTIC, a word I wouldn’t have seen otherwise. From there, I found the other two words with an TIC ending, before the spangram helped me locate IMPRACTICAL.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Tuesday July 14, Match #863)
- CHAIR
- TOGGLE
- POOF
- OTTOMAN
- Recliner chair
- THRONE
- SPANGRAM: HAVE A SEAT
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.
