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, May 13 (Game #801).
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.
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 (set #802) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Men in Tights
NYT Strands Today (Game #802) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- HAPPINESS
- FROST
- CITY
- GUIDE
- YEAR
- SHIN
NYT Strands today (set #802) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #802) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, fourth row
Last side: right, 1st row
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #802): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #802 are…
- ARCHERY
- DISGUISE
- FOREST
- FRIAR
- OUTLAW
- SHERIFF
- SPANGRAM: ROBINHOOD
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
“Men in tights” surely could only mean one thing? Superheroes and their sidekicks. Therefore, it was with confidence that I called “robin”, the name of Batman’s sidekick in the tights era. Unfortunately, that was not the case.
Fortunately, I saw “hoodie” on the top row and realized that the “men in tights” we were looking for were from a time well beyond the 1960s.
From now on, it was just a matter of remembering the important factors in the ROBIN HOOD tale, although the only version I know involves a fox, a turtle, and a bear who liked jazz.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Wednesday, May 13, Game #801)
- GUTS
- START UP
- SAND
- NERVE
- CLEVERNESS
- FIBER
- HEART
- SPANGRAM: WHAT IT TAKES
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.
