NYT Strands today – my tips and answers for April 6 (#764)

Home screen of NYT Strands on a mobile phone screen, on a light blue background — (Image credit: New York Times)

Want a different day?

A new NYT Strands puzzle appears every day at midnight for your time zone – which means some people are still playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s.” If you are looking for the Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Sunday, April 5 (Game #763).

Strands is the latest pun from The New York Times after Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so keep reading my Strands tips.

SPOILER WARNING: The information on today’s NYT Strands is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.

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NYT Strands today (game #764) – clue #1 – theme of the day

What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?

• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Fringe Group

NYT Strands today (game #764) – clue #2 – clue words

Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.

DARK
GRADE
MEET
TRIM
RING
TEXT

NYT Strands today (game #764) – clue #3 – spangram letters

How many letters are there in today’s spangram?

• Spangram has 11 letters

NYT Strands today (game #764) – clue #4 – spangram position

What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?

First side: left, 6th row

Last side: right, 5th row

That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #764) – the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 764 on blue background — (Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today’s Strands, game #764, are…

EDGE
END
EDGE
EDGE
MARGIN
LIMIT
SPANGRAM: EXTERNAL LIMITS

My rating: Hard
My rating: 1 clue

Thinking that “fringe group” was some sort of pun based on hair, I was certain that “cut” would be my first word.

Instead, after receiving a hint from EDGE, I quickly discovered that the theme referred to the OUTERLIMITS (also the name of a great 1990s sci-fi series, by the way) things.

It’s so strange with Strands that just a little flick of the thumbs up and you see all the rest of the words you’re looking for, a feeling that simultaneously makes you feel smart for seeing them all in the middle of the letter soup and stupid for not having spotted them originally.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Sunday, April 5, Game #763)

KANGAROO
BILBY
KOALA
WOMBAT
OPOSSUM
SPANGRAM: MARSUPIALS

What are NYT Strands?

Strands is the not-so-new pun from The New York Times, after Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full member of the year-old NYT games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, with tips for solving it, so check it out if you’re struggling to beat it every day.

Johnny is a freelance pop culture journalist who has been writing about the internet, music, football and famous people since the iPhone was just a twinkle in Steve Jobs’ eye. Previously known as Pop Detective, his journalistic career began by making up stories about Madonna’s addiction to sausage rolls (not true, by the way). A man of little talent, his career is rich and varied and includes interviews with Elton John and Blur; and the downside of interviewing Right Said Fred, appearing in a Channel 5 documentary on Peter Kay and fact-checking a German cook’s instruction manual. Somehow, still having the means to live in north London, he is happiest riding his bike and shouting at pigeons.

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