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, May 14 (Game #802).
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 (Game #803) – Track #1 – Today’s Topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Weasally wascals
NYT Strands Today (Game #803) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- MUSE
- CLASSIFIED
- WILDEST
- FIELD
- BUDDY
- PLOT
NYT Strands today (set #803) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #803) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, third column
Last side: below, fourth column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #803): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #803 are…
- OTTER
- BADGER
- FERRET
- MARTEN
- POLECAT
- GLUTTON
- SPANGRAM: MUSTELIDS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
This topic was confusing: was this some kind of reference to Elmer Fudd? Or were we looking for animals similar to weasels?
Unable to find anything related to either, I took a lead and OTTER pointed me in the right direction.
Then I got BADGER and realized what kind of animals we were looking for, although it wasn’t until I finally got the spangram that I learned that all of today’s words belong to a family of animals called MUSTELIDS, grouped together because of their carnivorous diet and long bodies with short legs. I don’t think Elmer qualifies in either category.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Thursday, May 14, Game #802)
- ARCHERY
- DISGUISE
- FOREST
- FRIAR
- OUTLAW
- SHERIFF
- SPANGRAM: ROBINHOOD
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.
