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 24 (Game #812).
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 #803) – Track #1 – Today’s Topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Thank you.
NYT Strands Today (Game #803) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- ATTEND
- MEMORANDUM
- JOURNEY
- FOLD
- PUNCTURE
- RICE
NYT Strands today (set #803) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 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: left, 1st 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 #803): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #803 are…
- SERVICE
- SACRIFICE
- HONOR
- VIRTUE
- PROTECTION
- SPANGRAM: MEMORIAL DAY
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
Today’s topic isn’t surprising given the date, but I needed a clue to get started, and even finding words that weren’t games proved difficult. I found myself obsessing over the word “office,” which I was convinced was on the board, but which had been a total hallucination.
Today’s words define the founding principles of MEMORIALDAY and represent the oath and actions of American military personnel who died while serving their country. It’s a rare Strands track that really makes you think.
Among the words in the game, PROTECTION was the only one that caused me real difficulty. The others felt almost self-selected once the topic was clear, but PROTECTION took a little longer to materialize on the board.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Sunday, May 24, Game #812)
- COIL
- SPINDLE
- REEL
- REEL
- COIL
- WINCH
- SCROLL
- SPANGRAM: TRYTOUNWIND
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.
