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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Monday, May 13 (game #71)

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Post date May 13, 2024
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Another week of Strands puzzles kicks off with what I’d say is a nice straightforward one. If you find it a little tougher than I did, though, you can always use my helpful hints below.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

Your Strands expert

Marc McLaren

NYT Strands today (game #71) – hint #1 – today’s theme

What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?

• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Best in show

NYT Strands today (game #71) – hint #2 – clue words

What are some good clue words today?

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• BELL

• PRIDE

• SLEEP

• BOLD

• HOLD

• SLIDE

NYT Strands today (game #71) – hint #3 – spangram

What is a hint for today’s spangram?

• Kennel club

NYT Strands today (game #71) – hint #4 – spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?

• First: left, 6th row

• Last: right, 6th row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #71) – the answers

NYT Strands answers for game #71 on a blue background

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The answers to today’s Strands, game #71, are…

HOUND
BOXER
HUSKY
COLLIE
POODLE
BEAGLE
SHEPHERD
SPANGRAM: DOGPILE

My rating: Easy
My score: Perfect

One of my favorite subjects + some really easy placings = one of the simplest Strands puzzles so far.

I am very much a dog person, so knocking off the likes of HOUND, BOXER, HUSKY and COLLIE – all of which were easily visible – was no trouble at all. The only vaguely difficult part was the spangram, because I’ve never heard the term ‘DOGPILE’ before. But I was able to solve that too, simply by uncovering all of the other answers.

My only criticism here: there was no space for LABRADOR, which is the breed I own and objectively the best dog you can get.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Sunday 12 May, game #70)

SPOTLIGHT
ROCKY
CRASH
GLADIATOR
PARASITE
SPANGRAM: OSCARWINNERS

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s currently in Beta and 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.

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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, May 12 (game #70)

Post author By lisa nichols
Post date May 12, 2024
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Here’s a nice, easy Strands puzzle from the NYT to end the weekend. It shouldn’t cause too many people problems, but as always your mileage may vary – so read on if you do need a few hints to help you solve it.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

Your Strands expert

Marc McLaren

NYT Strands today (game #70) – hint #1 – today’s theme

What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?

• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Picture perfect

NYT Strands today (game #70) – hint #2 – clue words

What are some good clue words today?

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• GHOST

• RICH

• PRAISE

• GRIN

• POLITE

• WORK

NYT Strands today (game #70) – hint #3 – spangram

What is a hint for today’s spangram?

• For your consideration

NYT Strands today (game #70) – hint #4 – spangram position

What two sides of the board does today’s spangram touch?

• First: bottom, 4th column

• Second: top, 3rd column

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #70) – the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 70 on a blue background

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The answers to today’s Strands, game #70, are…

SPOTLIGHT
ROCKY
CRASH
GLADIATOR
PARASITE
SPANGRAM: OSCARWINNERS

My rating: Easy
My score: Perfect

This is possibly the easiest Strands puzzle we’ve had in a while, though how simple you found it may have depended on the order in which you uncovered the answers.

In my case, I found SPOTLIGHT first, by accident, and given the theme clue (‘Picture perfect’) thought it was maybe something about photography. But when I then discovered ROCKY next, again by accident, I realized that it was Academy Awards-related.

The spangram, OSCARWINNERS, followed immediately afterwards, and the likes of GLADIATOR, CRASH and PARASITE were all easy to tick off the list after that.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Saturday 11 May, game #69)

TUXEDO
CORSAGE
DANCE
DRESS
COURT
BOUTONNIERE
SPANGRAM: PROMNIGHT

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s currently in Beta and 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.

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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Saturday, May 11 (game #69)

Post author By lisa nichols
Post date May 11, 2024
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The weekend starts with a standard Strands puzzle – by which I mean that it’s pretty tricky. That’s the default for this game, which puts the old gray matter to the test every single day. If you need a little help, you’ll find it below in the form of some hints, and I’ve also got the Strands answers and my commentary on the game if you just want to see them.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

Your Strands expert

Marc McLaren

NYT Strands today (game #69) – hint #1 – today’s theme

What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?

• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… It’s a date!

NYT Strands today (game #69) – hint #2 – clue words

What are some good clue words today?

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• SAUTE

• ROSE

• PART

• DOTE

• EXCESS

• SUCCESS

NYT Strands today (game #69) – hint #3 – spangram

What is a hint for today’s spangram?

• Going to a party

NYT Strands today (game #69) – hint #4 – spangram position

What two sides of the board does today’s spangram touch?

• First: right, 5th row

• Second: left, 5th row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #69) – the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 69 on a blue background

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The answers to today’s Strands, game #69, are…

TUXEDO
CORSAGE
DANCE
DRESS
COURT
BOUTONNIERE
SPANGRAM: PROMNIGHT

My rating: Moderate
My score: Perfect

I’m only marking this one as moderate because here in the UK, prom night is not really a thing, or at least it wasn’t when I was growing up. My experience of it is therefore almost entirely from watching US TV and movies, and sadly ‘bucket of pigs blood falling over the prom queen’ was not on the list.

Fortunately, PROMNIGHT itself, the spangram, was easy enough to find, and most of the others were relatively straightforward. That said, if it hadn’t been for the fact that BOUTONNIERE was on its own at the bottom of the board below PROMNIGHT, I’d have had no chance of finding it; I’ve literally never heard that word before.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Friday 10 May, game #68)

LAUNCH
REENTRY
SPLASHDOWN
ORBIT
ENCOUNTER
SPANGRAM: SPACEFLIGHT

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s currently in Beta and 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.

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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Friday, May 10 (game #68)

Post author By lisa nichols
Post date May 10, 2024
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Today’s Strands puzzle has a theme that’s close to my heart – but I’m not going to reveal what it is, because you might not want to know. If you don’t use hints, and just want to see what I made of this edition of the popular word game, scroll down. If you do want some help, you’ll find a bit of that below too.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

Your Strands expert

Marc McLaren

NYT Strands today (game #68) – hint #1 – today’s theme

What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?

• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Like a rocket

NYT Strands today (game #68) – hint #2 – clue words

What are some good clue words today?

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• COUNT

• BITE

• PLANT

• LASH

• THREE

• SNEER

NYT Strands today (game #68) – hint #3 – spangram

What is a hint for today’s spangram?

• Out of this world travel

NYT Strands today (game #68) – hint #4 – spangram position

What two sides of the board does today’s spangram touch?

• First: top, 1st column

• Second: bottom, 4th column

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #68) – the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 68 on a blue background

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The answers to today’s Strands, game #68, are…

LAUNCH
REENTRY
SPLASHDOWN
ORBIT
ENCOUNTER
SPANGRAM: SPACEFLIGHT

My rating: Easy
My score: Perfect

No problems here for me, on account of spaceflight being pretty much my specialist subject. No, I’m not an astronaut – but I wanted to be one when I was a child, and have been obsessed by all things space since then.

To make this Strands puzzle even easier, the word ‘space’ was easy to pick out, which led to SPACEFLIGHT, the spangram, early on. None of the words proved hard to find from then, although ENCOUNTER is arguably a little tangential to spaceflight (thus far, at least).

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Thursday 9 May, game #67)

TUNNEL
WATERFALL
BOULDER
RAMP
CASTLE
WINDMILL
SPANGRAM: MINIGOLF

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s currently in Beta and 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.

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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Thursday, May 9 (game #67)

Post author By lisa nichols
Post date May 9, 2024
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Welcome to today’s edition of the NYT’s Strands game, in which your task is to uncover words hidden within a grid of letter. The twist is that they all follow a theme, and one – called the ‘spangram’ – describes that theme. It can be pretty tricky, but I’ve included some hints for you below to set you on your way.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

Your Strands expert

Marc McLaren

NYT Strands today (game #67) – hint #1 – today’s theme

What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?

• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Tap to play

NYT Strands today (game #67) – hint #2 – clue words

What are some good clue words today?

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• BAND

• SCALE

• MEDAL

• BOLD

• LION

• FALL

• FLEET

NYT Strands today (game #67) – hint #3 – spangram

What is a hint for today’s spangram?

• Simply putt

NYT Strands today (game #67) – hint #4 – spangram position

What two sides of the board does today’s spangram touch?

• First: left, 3rd row

• Second: right, 6th row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #67) – the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 67 on a blue background

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The answers to today’s Strands, game #67, are…

TUNNEL
WATERFALL
BOULDER
RAMP
CASTLE
WINDMILL
SPANGRAM: MINIGOLF

My rating: Moderate
My score: Perfect

This one was all about solving the spangram. Without it, it was really difficult; with it, much, much easier. The theme clue made sense once you knew that the answer was MINIGOLF, but was obtuse enough that it didn’t entirely give the game away. I blundered around without knowing what was going on for a while, picking up TUNNEL and WATERFALL because they were easy to spot on the board, but having no idea of what the others could be.

I toyed with it being something to do with rivers, or landscapes, but couldn’t make the clue work properly with them, and it was only when I added BOULDER, also by accident, that MINIGOLF became apparent. After that the others were easy pickings.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Wednesday 8 May, game #66)

BINARY
WHOLE
LUCKY
BACON
DANCE
SERIAL
TELEPHONE
SPANGRAM: NUMBERS

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s currently in Beta and 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.

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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Wednesday, May 8 (game #66)

Post author By lisa nichols
Post date May 8, 2024
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Today’s Strands puzzle is not quite as tricky as yesterday’s, but it’s not exactly easy either. So if you’re on the hunt for help then let me point you in the direction of my hints. You’ll find them below, together with the answers and my commentary on the game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

Your Strands expert

Marc McLaren

NYT Strands today (game #66) – hint #1 – today’s theme

What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?

• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Can you digit?

NYT Strands today (game #66) – hint #2 – clue words

What are some good clue words today?

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• BAND

• BRAND

• STEEP

• STEEL

• HOLE

• MULE

NYT Strands today (game #66) – hint #3 – spangram

What is a hint for today’s spangram?

• Natural or imaginary?

NYT Strands today (game #66) – hint #4 – spangram position

What two sides of the board does today’s spangram touch?

• First: right, 5th row

• Second: left, 5th row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #66) – the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 66 on a blue background

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The answers to today’s Strands, game #66, are…

BINARY
WHOLE
LUCKY
BACON
DANCE
SERIAL
TELEPHONE
SPANGRAM: NUMBERS

My rating: Moderate
My score: Perfect

I thought this Strands puzzle would be easy, but not so. The theme clue – ‘Can you digit?’ (following ‘Can you dig it?’ yesterday; nice work, NYT) – immediately suggested numbers, and indeed I found that spangram running backwards across the board almost immediately. BINARY and WHOLE, both beneath the spangram, were simple solves too, and LUCKY followed by virtue of there being nothing else it could be.

But LUCKY indicated that it might be harder than I’d predicted, and here I stalled. Unlike the first couple, LUCKY is not a mathematical term (or not necessarily one), simply one that precedes ‘numbers’. And that was the case with almost all of the others. It took me quite some time to come up with any of the others; I spotted PHONE, but it didn’t turn blue, and it was only a while later that I realized it was TELEPHONE instead.

The others were all horrible. I wasn’t thinking broadly enough to consider BACON or DANCE, and SERIAL just took ages because of all of the vowels. I got there in the end, but it wasn’t exactly a cake walk.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Tuesday 7 May, game #65)

GOLD
SILVER
COPPER
ANTIMONY
ARSENIC
BISMUTH
SPANGRAM: HEAVYMETAL

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s currently in Beta and 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.

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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Tuesday, May 7 (game #65)

Post author By lisa nichols
Post date May 7, 2024
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Consider this your warning: today’s Strands puzzle from the NYT is really, really difficult. Well, that was my experience at least; maybe you’re a lot smarter than me. But if you do struggle with it, I’ve got some helpful hints below.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

Your Strands expert

Marc McLaren

NYT Strands today (game #65) – hint #1 – today’s theme

What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?

• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Can you dig it?

NYT Strands today (game #65) – hint #2 – clue words

What are some good clue words today?

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• HOLD

• BEGAN

• MUST

• SLOPE

• CLAP

• EDGE

NYT Strands today (game #65) – hint #3 – spangram

What is a hint for today’s spangram?

• All that glitters

NYT Strands today (game #65) – hint #4 – spangram position

What two sides of the board does today’s spangram touch?

• First: top, 1st column

• Second: bottom, 3rd column

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #65) – the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 65 on a blue background

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The answers to today’s Strands, game #65, are…

GOLD
SILVER
COPPER
ANTIMONY
ARSENIC
BISMUTH
SPANGRAM: HEAVYMETAL

My rating: Very hard
My score: Two hints

This might be arrogance on my part, but I’ve come to feel that I should always get a perfect score on the Strands. After all, it is possible to solve it by brute force if necessary, simply playing words until something turns blue (or yellow), and never using a hint. However, there’s always a time-versus-reward algorithm playing in my head, and today I decided after about 30 minutes of fruitlessly searching that I had had enough.

The clue phrase – ‘Can you dig it?’ – implied ‘beneath the ground’, but I found the likes of HOLE and EARTH without either of them changing color. So in the end I used a hint and got GOLD. Great – I should be able to solve it now with no more hassle. Except… this got harder from there. SILVER and COPPER were easy enough, and ANTIMONY (which I’ve never even heard of) was revealed by simple virtue of the fact that there was now nothing else that would fit in that space. Likewise, HEAVYMETAL (nice pun, NYT) was easy to find. But the final two… wow! Eventually, I had to use a second hint to reveal ARSENIC, which I didn’t even know was a metal, before solving BISMUTH (never heard of it) by default.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Monday 6 May, game #64)

LETTER
BILL
MAGAZINE
POSTCARD
INVITE
PACKAGE
SPANGRAM: SNAILMAIL

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s currently in Beta and 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.

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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Monday, May 6 (game #64)

Post author By lisa nichols
Post date May 6, 2024
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Another week, another Strands puzzle to try to solve. Today’s is of average difficulty… but the average here is hard compared to most word games, so you might want some help. I can provide that, in the form of some hints below, plus the answers and my commentary on today’s Strands.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

Your Strands expert

Marc McLaren

NYT Strands today (game #64) – hint #1 – today’s theme

What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?

• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Signed, Sealed, Delivered

NYT Strands today (game #64) – hint #2 – clue words

What are some good clue words today?

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• AGAIN

• DRAIN

• PACK

• PAIN

• SIZE

• GAZE

NYT Strands today (game #64) – hint #3 – spangram

What is a hint for today’s spangram?

• Open the box

NYT Strands today (game #64) – hint #4 – spangram position

Where does today’s spangram start and end?

• Start: right, 4th row

• End: left, 3rd row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #64) – the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 64 on a blue background

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The answers to today’s Strands, game #64, are…

LETTER
BILL
MAGAZINE
POSTCARD
INVITE
PACKAGE
SPANGRAM: SNAILMAIL

My rating: Moderate
My score: Perfect

Though this Strands puzzle is not incredibly hard, it does have a more difficult spangram than most. SNAILMAIL as a term is now relatively widely used, sure, but it still seems a lot more informal than we’ve come to expect from Strands.

Otherwise, it’s not too bad. I really struggled to find MAGAZINE – it just wasn’t something I thought of as an item that gets delivered in the mail – but POSTCARD, PACKAGE and LETTER were all pretty easy.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Sunday 5 May, game #63)

GLOVES
RAKE
SHEARS
TRIMMER
TROWEL
SHOVEL
EDGER
SPANGRAM: YARDWORK

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s currently in Beta and 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.

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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, May 5 (game #63)

Post author By lisa nichols
Post date May 4, 2024
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Sunday’s NYT Strands puzzle is a relatively straightforward one – but that doesn’t make it a piece of cake exactly. Very few Strands games are that, and you’ll still need your wits about you to solve it. But don’t despair – I’ve got some hints for you below if you need them.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

Your Strands expert

Marc McLaren

NYT Strands today (game #63) – hint #1 – today’s theme

What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?

• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Tools for the job

NYT Strands today (game #63) – hint #2 – clue words

What are some good clue words today?

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• LOVE

• HELM

• OWED

• TREE

• SHARE

• GREED

NYT Strands today (game #63) – hint #3 – spangram

What is a hint for today’s spangram?

• Outdoor labor

NYT Strands today (game #63) – hint #4 – spangram position

Where does today’s spangram start and end?

• Start: left, 6th row

• End: right, 5th row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #63) – the answers

NYT Strands answers to game 63 on a blue background

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The answers to today’s Strands, game #63, are…

GLOVES
RAKE
SHEARS
TRIMMER
TROWEL
SHOVEL
EDGER
SPANGRAM: YARDWORK

My rating: Easy
My score: Perfect

There should be no issues here, unless you have zero knowledge of gardening. I wouldn’t exactly describe myself as an expert, and I still solved this Strands puzzle with a minimum of fuss.

I was helped by the word GLOVES standing out immediately in the bottom right of the board; that then led to RAKE, and together with the theme clue of ‘Tools for the job’ it was obvious what was needed. The spangram, YARDWORK, foxed me a little because it’s not a phrase you hear in the UK, where I’m based; we’d call it gardening. But overall this was one of the easier days for Strands.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Saturday 4 May, game #62)

PSYCHO
POLTERGEIST
HALLOWEEN
HOSTEL
SCREAM
SPANGRAM: SCARYMOVIE

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s currently in Beta and 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.

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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Saturday, May 4 (game #62)

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Your Saturday Strands is here, ready to put your brainpower to the test as you attempt to uncover hidden words within a grid of letters. Today’s puzzle is really not too bad, but if you’re struggling for the solutions then scroll down for my hints – and keep going for my commentary.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

Your Strands expert

Marc McLaren

NYT Strands today (game #62) – hint #1 – today’s theme

What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?

• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… The horror

NYT Strands today (game #62) – hint #2 – clue words

What are some good clue words today?

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• SCORE

• LOVE

• SLEET

• SPATE

• HOST

• OVERT

NYT Strands today (game #62) – hint #3 – spangram

What is a hint for today’s spangram?

• Watch with the lights on

NYT Strands today (game #62) – hint #4 – spangram position

Where does today’s spangram start and end?

• Start: bottom, 4th column

• End: top, 2nd column

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #62) – the answers

NYT Strands answers for game #62 on a blue background

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today’s Strands, game #62, are…

PSYCHO
POLTERGEIST
HALLOWEEN
HOSTEL
SCREAM
SPANGRAM: SCARYMOVIE

My rating: Easy
My score: Perfect

This was a pretty easy Strands puzzle. Some of that was due to the theme being something close to my heart – namely horror movies. I’ve watched every one of the answers, and many more besides, which definitely helped me to solve it. But it also benefitted from some of the letter placement making it easier to find the words. Take PSYCHO in the bottom left corner: there’s a grid of six consonants together in that corner of the board, which means the ways in which the letters can be combined are drastically reduced. I was able to find that answer with little effort as a result, which – together with the theme hint of ‘The horror’ – confirmed what I was looking for. After that, the task was a mere matter of me wracking my brain for classic horror flicks. POLTERGEIST was the only slightly tricky one, simply because I couldn’t spell it…

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Friday 3 May, game #61)

JUNGLE
PISTACHIO
FOREST
OLIVE
ARTICHOKE
EMERALD
SPANGRAM: GREENS

CLOWNFISH
SKUNK
CHIPMUNK
TIGER
BUMBLEBEE
ZEBRA
SPANGRAM: STRIPED

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s currently in Beta and 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.

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