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, May 31 (Game #819).
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 #820) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Shall we meet for lunch?
NYT Strands Today (Game #820) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- PRONE
- CHART
- HISTORY
- DYE
- BAKER
- CHAIR
NYT Strands today (set #820) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #820) – 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, fifth row
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #820): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #820 are…
- RAMP
- morel
- NETTLE
- BLACKBERRY
- CHESTNUT
- CHICORY
- SPANGRAM: FORAGE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 tracks
To begin with, I had no idea what today’s topic was and assumed it was some pop culture reference I’d missed, like a quote from golden girls or the punchline of a Tim Robinson sketch.
My first hint of RAMP didn’t help much either, but after taking a second hint of MOREL I understood: this is all about FORAGING, I thought, as the spangram magically appeared before my eyes.
Foraging is one of those things that sounds brilliant: it’s natural, resourceful and free, but I know I would make a mistake and choose the wrong type of CHESTNUT or mushroom and end up poisoning myself.
BLACKBERRY picking is the most common way to forage (for one week a year) where I live, but I still managed to get it wrong and once got a stomach ache.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Sunday, May 31, Game #819)
- MARKET
- MUSEUM
- BEACH
- CASTLE
- RESTAURANT
- MONUMENT
- SPANGRAM: TOURISM
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.
