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 Tuesday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Tuesday, July 7 (Game #856).
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.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections Today and Quordle Today pages for tips and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle Today page for the original viral word game.
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 (Game #857) – Track #1 – Today’s Topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Here comes the trouble
NYT Strands Today (Game #857) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- HIVE
- CREED
- REPLACEMENT
- VICE
- SALE
- DICE
NYT Strands today (set #857) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #857) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
• First side: left, fourth 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 #857): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #857 are…
- ROGUE
- THUG
- rapsallon
- WHIPPER-SNAPPER
- SPANGRAM: LITTLE DEVIL
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
There were a few different ways to connect LITTLE and DEVIL and I think I tried them all before finally getting a rare spangram first, at least for me.
The rest of the board was much more complicated. After I got SCAMP I used a hint, but even with it I had a hard time seeing HELLION, it’s not a word I’ve heard before.
Then the non-game word “scallion” helped me watch RAPSCALLION before my misery was ended by the brilliantly old-fashioned WHIPPERSNAPPER, a great word, but possibly not one to use when reporting “trouble” to the police.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Tuesday, July 7, Game #856)
- CAR
- BUGGY
- WAGON
- CAR
- DILIGENCE
- SLED
- SPANGRAM: IGETAROUND
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.
