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 Wednesday’s puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Wednesday, July 15 (Game #864).
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 #865) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Redirect…
NYT Strands Today (Game #865) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- NOISE
- CHANCE
- VERSE
- ABSENT
- GIVE
- SKATE
NYT Strands today (set #865) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #865) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
• First side: left, fourth row
• Last side: left, eighth row
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #865): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 865 are…
- TACK
- ZIGZAG
- FOLD
- TACK
- DEVIATE
- PIVOT
- TURN
- SPANGRAM: CHANGE COURSE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
Off course… is a word I used to see a lot when using a satnav in my car, so this is exactly the topic I was expecting, but still struggled to understand it.
It’s not until you play Strands that you realize how many different ways there are to say the same thing, in this case a change of direction.
I took a hint to get going, but TACK didn’t help much. Then I connected the two Z’s for ZIGZAG and finally started driving.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Wednesday, July 15, game #864)
- QUIXOTIC
- IDEALISTIC
- ROMANTIC
- IMPRACTICAL
- SPANGRAM: PIEINTHESKY
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.
