NYT Strands today – my advice and answers for May 3 (#791)

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, May 2 (Game #790).

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 #791) – clue #1 – theme of the day

What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?

• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Something Fishy

NYT Strands today (game #791) – clue #2 – clue words

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

FORM
PATRIAL
SIRE
TO WIPE
LITER
LOSING

NYT Strands today (game #791) – clue #3 – spangram letters

How many letters are there in today’s spangram?

• Spangram has 8 letters

NYT Strands today (game #791) – clue #4 – spangram position

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

First side: bottom, 3rd column

Last side: top, 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 #791) – the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 791 on blue background — (Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today’s Strands, game #791, are…

WEIRD
PARTICULAR
ODD
UNUSUAL
WEIRD
ECCENTRIC
SPANGRAM: IT’S VERY GOOD

My rating: Hard
My rating: 1 clue

I couldn’t help but think that today’s task was about fish, but that was something I immediately dismissed after spotting the letter Q on the board.

Despite this very heavy hint, I still didn’t see QUIRKY until the very end of the game and needed a hint to get started.

I attribute today’s slowness to fatigue from a big party last night rather than anything STRANGE or SPECIAL.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday May 2, Game #790)

MIX
CUT
COASTER
PONY
SCRATCH
MARINE
MAGICIAN
SPANGRAM: LINEAGE

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.