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 instead you are looking for the Sunday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Sunday, May 10 (Game #798).
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.
NYT Strands today (set #799) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… A good medley
NYT Strands Today (Game #799) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- DRYES
- GAPE
- MULES
- FOLD
- REMOVE
- SOAR
NYT Strands today (set #799) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #799) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, fifth row
Last side: below, third column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #799): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 799 are…
- JUMBLE
- HODGEPODGE
- VARIETY
- MIX
- JOB BOARD
- SPANGRAM: ODDS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
After struggling to see yesterday’s blatantly obvious words, I roared through today’s messy selection, all of which probably says a lot about my brain and/or organizational skills.
I really love all of these words and personally think they sum up the glorious VARIETY and reality of life, where nothing is in straight lines or ordered and everything comes to you in a MIXTURE.
I also really enjoyed how today’s words revealed themselves to me, and the spangram slowly became obvious after I worked out the words surrounding it.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Sunday, May 10, Game #798)
- OPEN
- SASSY
- DAZZLE
- EVIDENT
- OBVIOUS
- FLAGRANT
- SPANGRAM: SURE
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.
