Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, April 2 (game #761).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
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NYT Strands today (game #762) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Early risers
NYT Strands today (game #762) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- SOLID
- COIN
- PROUD
- BINGO
- TWINS
- SOIL
NYT Strands today (game #762) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NYT Strands today (game #762) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th column
Last side: top, 5th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #762) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #762, are…
- DAFFODIL
- TULIP
- HYACINTH
- CROCUS
- SNOWDROP
- SPANGRAM: SPRINGBLOSSOM
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 hints
I quickly abandoned my search for jobs that required an early morning start (mainly because I couldn’t think of any).
Fortunately in my hunt for non-game words I found ‘blossom” and then “spring” and stuck them together for today’s spangram.
However, after finding the most obvious of SPRINGBLOSSOM with DAFFODIL I reached the limits of my floral knowledge and needed two hints to see me virtually to a full bouquet.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Thursday, April 3, game #761)
- GUAVA
- ACAI
- PINEAPPLE
- LYCHEE
- MANGO
- PAPAYA
- SPANGRAM: TROPICALFRUIT
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.
