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, July 12 (Game #861).
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 #862) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Just what I needed
NYT Strands Today (Game #862) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- LEAN
- TASTE
- DRAMATIC
- HUNT
- JOKE
- HIDE
NYT Strands today (set #862) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #862) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
• First side: left, fifth row
• Last side: right, sixth row
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #862): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #862 are…
- PLEASANT
- CHARMING
- PLEASANT
- SATISFYING
- SPANGRAM: HITSTHESPOT
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
Only four words to spot, but my goodness, they were hard to see.
Fortunately, the board was filled with non-game words, including a couple of unusually long words, so I took a hint.
However, even after feeling NICE, I still didn’t understand the search and struggled on the remaining three words and the Woodhouse spangram.
I hope everything was more LOVELY and SATISFACTORY for you.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Sunday, July 12, Game #861)
- BEND
- CITY
- STORE
- METRO
- TAXI
- BAGEL
- FAIRS
- SPANGRAM: IMPERESTATE
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.
