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 12 (Game #770).
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 #771) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Although it’s not in use
NYT Strands today (game #771) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- SHOE
- BEAR
- HEEL
- ROWDY
- DIRT
- HORSE
NYT Strands today (game #771) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #771) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 1st row
Last side: right, 6th 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 #771) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #771, are…
- BIKE
- GRILL
- MOWER
- WHEELBARROW
- TOOLS
- PIPE
- SPANGRAM: STORAGE COVERING
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
A day to forget for me.
I hope I wasn’t the only person in the world who didn’t realize that we were looking for things you would keep in a warehouse and instead I was looking for other things you could keep your trash in.
After abandoning this unsuccessful diversion, I realized the error of my approach.
That said, other than TOOLS, my shed is far too small to store the items we were looking for – that’s no excuse!
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Sunday April 12, Match #770)
- COMB
- BRUSH
- PREEN
- MARRIED
- EMBELLISH
- STYLE
- SPANGRAM: IN THE MIRROR
What is 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.