NYT Strands today – my advice and answers for May 5 (#793)

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 Monday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Monday, May 4 (Thu #792).

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 #793) – clue #1 – theme of the day

What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?

• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Stand Up!

NYT Strands today (game #793) – clue #2 – clue words

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

CLAM
MEAL
ARROW
TONE
ZOOT
SOON

NYT Strands today (game #793) – clue #3 – spangram letters

How many letters are there in today’s spangram?

• Spangram has 12 letters

NYT Strands today (game #793) – clue #4 – spangram position

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

First side: left, 2nd row

Last side: right, 8th 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 #793) – the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 793 on blue background — (Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today’s Strands, game #793, are…

ALARM
SLEEP
TIME
RADIO
DATE
DISPLAY
TUNER
SPANGRAM: DIGITAL CLOCK

My rating: Easy
My rating: Perfect

Does anyone still use a DIGITALCLOCK? I know this is the case in TV shows and movies, especially when the storyline needs to indicate the drudgery of everyday life. But in real life?

My memory was instantly refreshed by today’s search, a return to simpler times and the most used feature of this technology: the SNOOZE button.

Today I use my phone as an alarm clock and set three alarms to wake me up. The first is the ideal wake-up time if I were a properly functioning adult, the second is the “you need to wake up now” alarm, and the third is the “if you haven’t canceled this alarm, you’re going to be late” alarm.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday May 4, Thu #792)

CEDAR
ASPEN
DOGWOOD
BIRCH
CYPRESS
EUCALYPTUS
SPANGRAM: CONNECTION

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.