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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 Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, April 26 (game #784).
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 #785) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… The ayes have it
NYT Strands today (game #785) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- YETI
- COPED
- SCORE
- NAIL
- RICE
- CRANE
NYT Strands today (game #785) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #785) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: top, 2nd column
Last side: bottom, 3rd column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #785) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #785, are…
- ICICLE
- IOTA
- IVORY
- ICON
- ISLAND
- IRONIC
- SPANGRAM: EYEOPENERS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
The theme had me stumped for a while today.
"The ayes have it!" reads like a parliamentary procedure joke, which sent me briefly in entirely the wrong direction. It's actually words that start with I — as in the letter, as in "eye." Sometimes, Strands themes are a law onto themselves.
After getting ICICLE and IOTA the penny dropped and from here on in it was just a case of looking for the letter I repeatedly.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday, April 26, game #784)
- ARGUE
- DIFFER
- QUARREL
- WRANGLE
- SQUABBLE
- BICKER
- SPANGRAM: LOCKHORNS
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.