• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… All the right moves
NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, May 2 (game #790)
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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, May 1 (game #789).
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 #790) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
NYT Strands today (game #790) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- SNEAK
- LIONS
- HUSK
- WILY
- FUSED
- COIL
NYT Strands today (game #790) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #790) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: bottom, 4th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #790) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #790, are…
- SHUFFLE
- KICK
- COASTER
- PONY
- SCUFF
- SAILOR
- WIZARD
- SPANGRAM: LINEDANCE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
Having never partaken in a LINEDANCE — unless doing the moves to the Superman Dance at a holiday park in the 1990s counts — my initial thoughts after getting SHUFFLE was that this was a search for words that meant slow movement.
After getting KICK I was completely confused and a hint of COASTER still left me none the wiser.
The turning point was seeing dance and then LINEDANCE, but I still labored my way around the board in an uncoordinated fashion.
Subsequently I have learned that all of these words describe types of line dance rather than moves as such. All wonderful fun, but with my dodgy knees I doubt I’ll be doing the PONY anytime soon.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Friday, May 1, game #789)
- POKE
- HULA
- LUAU
- UKULELE
- PINEAPPLE
- MACADAMIA
- SPANGRAM: ALOHASPIRIT
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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers…
