• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Something fishy
NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, May 3 (game #791)
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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 Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, May 2 (game #790).
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 #791) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
NYT Strands today (game #791) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- TRAIN
- PATRIAL
- SIRE
- WIPE
- QUART
- LOSER
NYT Strands today (game #791) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #791) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 3rd column
Last side: top, 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 #791) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #791, are…
- WEIRD
- PECULIAR
- STRANGE
- UNUSUAL
- BIZARRE
- QUIRKY
- SPANGRAM: THATSODD
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
I couldn’t help thinking that today’s task was about fish, but this was something that I instantly dismissed after spotting the letter Q on the board.
Despite this very heavy clue I still failed to see QUIRKY until the very end of the game and needed a hint to get going.
I’m putting today’s slowness down to tiredness from a big night last night rather than anything STRANGE or PECULIAR.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Saturday, May 2, game #790)
- SHUFFLE
- KICK
- COASTER
- PONY
- SCUFF
- SAILOR
- WIZARD
- SPANGRAM: LINEDANCE
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 Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers…
