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 Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, May 3 (game #791).
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 #792) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… May the forest be with you
NYT Strands today (game #792) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- STUB
- CHASE
- CHART
- ESCAPE
- HEAP
- SHOUT
NYT Strands today (game #792) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #792) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 3rd column
Last side: top, 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 #792) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #792, are…
- CEDAR
- ASPEN
- DOGWOOD
- BIRCH
- CYPRESS
- EUCALYPTUS
- SPANGRAM: BRANCHOUT
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
May 4th is, of course, “May the Fourth/Force be with you” day but “forest” seems to be stretching the pun a little too far, unless we are discussing the Forest Moon of Endor, Takodana, which we are patently not.
Instead, this was a search for trees found in woods and forests, made more complex by some tricky twists and turns to connect the letters.
The longest word of the game, EUCALYPTUS, was my final find — not the most obvious of trees, so I’ll forgive myself for not seeing it sooner.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday, May 3, game #791)
- WEIRD
- PECULIAR
- STRANGE
- UNUSUAL
- BIZARRE
- QUIRKY
- SPANGRAM: THATSODD
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.