Are you looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone, which means some people are always playing “today’s game” while others play “yesterday’s.” If you are instead looking for the Thursday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Thursday, April 2 (Game #760).
Strands is the latest NYT word game after Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections, and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands suggestions.
SPOILER WARNING: Today’s NYT Strands info is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
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NYT Strands today (game #761) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Operator Smooth(ie)
NYT Strands Today (Game #761) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- LINE
- PLACE
- APPLAUD
- PINE
- PYRE
- FRUIT
NYT Strands today (set #761) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #761) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, fifth row
Last side: right, fourth row
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #761): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #761 are…
- GUAVA
- ACAI
- PINEAPPLE
- LYCHEE
- MANGO
- PAPAYA
- SPANGRAM: TROPICAL FRUIT
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Unlike the legend’s hits from the ’80s, Sade (who sang the brilliant Smooth operator) It immediately became apparent that we were looking for smoothie ingredients.
It wasn’t immediately apparent that all the words would be TROPICAL FRUIT, so my first thought was banana, the key ingredient in most smoothies, a search that was arguably fruitless.
Milkshakes are a key plot point in an HBO show I’m currently watching. DTF San Luis – where one of the characters pretends to be a regular consumer of The Go Getter at his local juice store, where he is later revealed to be a regular consumer of Watermelon Breeze. It’s quite a twist!
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday, April 2, Game #760)
- AGENT
- BETTOR
- JOCKEY
- COUNSELOR
- BOOKMAKER
- COACH
- SPANGRAM: HORSE RACING
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new word game, after Wordle and Connections. It is now a full member of the NYT Games group that has been running for a year and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check it out if you’re struggling to beat it every day.
