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 28 (Game #816).
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 #817) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… EIEIO
NYT Strands Today (Game #817) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- SWAM
- STORES
- THROW
- CHILD
- COAST
- ROPE
NYT Strands today (set #817) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #817) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, third 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 #817): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #817 are…
- PIGS
- CATTLE
- HORSES
- SHEEP
- DUCKS
- CHICKENS
- GOATS
- SPANGRAM: FARM ANIMALS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Although I was initially confused by the topic, saying EIEIO out loud immediately reminded me Old MacDonald had a farm – along with some of the things he kept in it.
All the S’s made this game a cinch, although I was hoping to find a dog or cat along with the standard FARMANIMALS.
When my daughters were little, we regularly went to play on the farms, and I still have the scar from a particularly violent tractor ride in which I accidentally hit my head on a metal bar. My response was a little ruder than EIEI-Ouch.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Thursday, May 28, Game #816)
- JASMINE
- PEAR
- SANDALWOOD
- BERAMOT
- NEROLI
- SPANGRAM: FRAGRANCE
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.
