• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… In the paint
NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, April 9 (game #767)
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 Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, April 8 (game #766).
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 #767) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
NYT Strands today (game #767) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- TRAM
- STAND
- LACE
- TREE
- CLAM
- MODE
NYT Strands today (game #767) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 6 letters
NYT Strands today (game #767) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 4th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #767) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #767, are…
- ENAMEL
- PASTEL
- FRESCO
- ACRYLIC
- WATERCOLOR
- TEMPERA
- SPANGRAM: MEDIUM
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Judging by the theme, this search was either going to be about basketball or paint, but I hadn’t anticipated that it would actually be about art.
The incredibly basic left-to-right spangram didn’t change things much, but spotting ENAMEL, and then quickly afterwards PASTEL, did — and from here it was a case of finding different types of painting mediums.
All was going well until the brakes went on with the final word. I had never heard of TEMPERA (tempura, yes) and it took a few abortive attempts before I finally made the word (for the record, tempera is a permanent, fast-drying, water-based painting medium historically created by mixing pigments with a binder, typically egg yolk).
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, April 8, game #766)
- BLANKET
- QUILT
- AFGHAN
- THROW
- SPREAD
- COMFORTER
- SPANGRAM: BEDCLOTHES
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 Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers…
