• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… While not in use
NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, April 13 (game #771)
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, April 12 (game #770).
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 #771) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
NYT Strands today (game #771) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- SHOE
- BEAR
- HEEL
- ROWDY
- GRIME
- HORSE
NYT Strands today (game #771) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #771) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 1st row
Last side: right, 6th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #771) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #771, are…
- BICYCLE
- GRILL
- MOWER
- WHEELBARROW
- TOOLS
- HOSE
- SPANGRAM: STORAGESHED
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
A day to forget for me.
Hopefully I was not the only person in the world that didn’t realize we were looking for things that you would keep inside a STORAGESHED and was instead searching for other things you could keep your junk in.
After abandoning this fruitless diversion I took a hint and realized the error of my ways.
Having said that, other than TOOLS my shed is far too small to store any of the items we were hunting for — not that that’s any excuse!
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Sunday, April 12, game #770)
- COMB
- BRUSH
- PREEN
- GROOM
- BEAUTIFY
- STYLE
- SPANGRAM: INTHEMIRROR
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.
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…
