Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, April 15 (game #773).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
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NYT Strands today (game #774) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… This is not working
NYT Strands today (game #774) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- NEST
- BRUT
- PURE
- SLEPT
- MATE
- FIRED
NYT Strands today (game #774) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #774) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 1st row
Last side: right, 7th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
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NYT Strands today (game #774) – the answers
(Image credit: New York Times)
The answers to today’s Strands, game #774, are…
- HOBBY
- RECREATION
- SIDELINE
- INTEREST
- PASTIME
- SPANGRAM: JUSTFORFUN
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
I completely got the wrong end of the stick with today’s theme and took “this is not working” literally as I searched for words connected to things being broken.
Fortunately, my fruitless search also included plenty of non-game words and a hint of HOBBY set me on the path of discovering more words associated with free time pursuits, including RECREATION — which was so long I was convinced it would turn yellow and become the spangram.
Instead, today’s yellow snake was JUSTFORFUN, which is possibly where I am going wrong with my hobbies as all of them — cycling, puzzles and watching football/soccer — involve more pain than fun.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, April 15, game #773)
- TOPAZ
- TURQUOISE
- OPAL
- GARNET
- DIAMOND
- PERIDOT
- SPANGRAM: BIRTHSTONE
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.
