NYT Strands today – my tips and answers for April 26 (#784)

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’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Saturday, April 25 (Game #783).

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 NYT Strands today is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.

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NYT Strands today (game #784) – clue #1 – theme of the day

What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?

• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Get In

NYT Strands today (game #784) – clue #2 – clue words

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

BUSINESS MUSICIAN
BUSH
READ
QUAD
REAL
GLARE

NYT Strands today (game #784) – clue #3 – spangram letters

How many letters are there in today’s spangram?

• Spangram has 9 letters

NYT Strands today (game #784) – clue #4 – spangram position

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

First side: top, 3rd column

Last side: bottom, 4th column

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

NYT Strands today (game #784) – the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 784 on blue background — (Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today’s Strands, game #784, are…

ARGUE
DIFFER
QUARREL
DISPUTE
QUARREL
BIGGLE
SPANGRAM: LOCKHORNS

My rating: Easy
My rating: Perfect

I originally thought the theme “Give It A Go” described new hobbies, like when you take up something new – like baking, model trains, or puzzles. Spotting ARGUE put an end to that notion and sent me on the path to enlightenment – or should we say the path to disagreement.

The order in which you spot the words in the game is crucial to how quickly you complete the strands.

If I had seen LOCKHORNS and WRANGLE first, I would have thought we were looking to get in some rodeo action. This was obviously not the case.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday April 25, Match #783)

CORNER
DISCOUNT
GROCERY STORE
CONVENIENCE
ALCOHOL
SPANGRAM: STORE SHOWCASE

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.

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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