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 8 (Game #857).
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 #858) – Track #1 – Today’s Topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… On the lips
NYT Strands Today (Game #858) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- THROUGHOUT
- LEVELS
- BULK
- MUSE
- BLISS
- PLUME
- MANUFACTURER
NYT Strands today (set #858) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #858) – 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, fifth row
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #858): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #858 are…
- STICK
- GLOW
- STAIN
- TRANSATLANTIC
- DYE
- BALM
- PLUM
- SPANGRAM: KISS AND MAKEUP
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
My first glimpse of this topic made me think of the old weight-loss mantra “a moment on the lip, a lifetime on the hips” intended to warn dieters against the brief pleasure of a French fry, as opposed to the permanent delight of a lean physique.
I digress, as we weren’t looking for diet advice, but rather things that could be applied to lips, of which there are many possibilities.
Fortunately, despite the large number of words in the search, they were all short and easy to spot, with the biggest challenge being the 13-letter spangram.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Wednesday, July 8, game #857)
- ROGUE
- THUG
- rapsallon
- WHIPPER-SNAPPER
- SPANGRAM: LITTLE DEVIL
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.
