Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day in your time zone – meaning some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you want a Saturday puzzle instead and click here: NYT Strands Hints and Answers for Saturday, April 18 (game #776).
Strands is the latest NYT word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my tips for Strands.
SPOILER ALERT: Information about today’s NYT Strands is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
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NYT Strands today (match #777) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Little change
NYT Strands today (match #777) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these names to unlock the in-game hint system.
- Mixed
- THE VOTER
- Get dressed
- DONE
- MINT
- RAKE
NYT Strands today (match #777) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many characters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 characters
NYT Strands today (match #777) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board are affected by today’s spangram?
First side: left, 1st row
The last part: right, line 8
Of course, the answers are below, so DO NOT CONTINUE IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEMSELVES.
NYT Strands today (match #777) – answers
Today’s Strands answers, game #777, are…
- FIX
- FIX
- TWEAK
- LAUGH
- IMPROVE
- ALTER
- SPANGRAM: THEREIFIXEDIT
- My rating: It’s difficult
- My score: It’s complete
Despite the fact that I was able to finish this game without hints I still put it in the “tricky” category, because it took me longer than usual to finish – and that was with the help of a few rare characters.
Another head start was that after seeing “there” on the board I decided that it must be part of a spangram and continued to connect letters until I got to THEREIFIXEDIT – a spangram that felt very similar to a magician pulling an endless handkerchief from a top hat.
So, today’s search was about perfectionism and people who have to get things like that in order to feel like they’ve accomplished a great job—a personality trait that I definitely don’t have. Instead of saying “when I fixed it”, my expression when fixing things is “when it will do”. Maybe we shirkers will find our own Strands one day.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday, April 18, match #776)
- BUDGET
- FACE TO FACE
- It is NOT expensive
- IT GIVES
- FOR SALE
- SPANGRAM: ONTHECHEAP
What are the NYT Strands?
Strands is the less popular NYT word game, the successor to Wordle and Connections. It is 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 full guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips to solve it, so check it out if you’re struggling to beat it day by day.
