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, July 16 (Game #865).
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 #866) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Categorically Speaking
NYT Strands Today (Game #866) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- PRIVATE
- MINT
- PLUGS
- GRATE
- TROPE
- RENT
NYT Strands today (set #866) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #866) – 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 #866): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #866 are…
- ENTERTAINMENT
- NATURE
- SPORTS
- GEOGRAPHY
- SPANGRAM: TRIVIALP SEARCH
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Initially I thought we would be looking for synonyms for the word category, but instead we were looking for four of the six segments (or cheeses) that complete a game piece in TRIVIALPURSUIT.
History and science are missing from the list.
Detecting ENTERTAINMENT, a difficult word to hide, was what started me, and the letter V helped me connect the spangram. In short, much shorter than a real TRIVIALPURSUIT game.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Thursday, July 16, game #865)
- TACK
- ZIGZAG
- FOLD
- TACK
- DEVIATE
- PIVOT
- TURN
- SPANGRAM: CHANGE COURSE
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.
