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 Monday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, April 13 (game #771).
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 #772) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… It’s a little unclear
NYT Strands today (game #772) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- BATH
- TOOL
- LADY
- FATHOM
- BLADE
- SIDE
NYT Strands today (game #772) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #772) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 1st row
Last side: left, 8th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #772) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #772, are…
- HAZY
- BLURRY
- SOFT
- CLOUDY
- FADED
- MUTED
- BEDIMMED
- SPANGRAM: OUTOFFOCUS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
“It’s a little unclear” is a phrase I could use every day in relation to Strands and its baffling letter soup that slowly comes into focus.
My lack of mental clarity was brilliantly summed up by today’s search, which put the spotlight on words that described vision that is off — often deliberately so, for artistic purposes — and thought process lacking in similar sharpness.
Despite my slow progress I managed to complete the board without a hint, although there was plenty of hesitation (not least over BEDIMMED, which still doesn’t look like an actual word to me), and paused in the final moments to admire the ocular-shaped spangram. It’s a marvel how they achieve these low-key wonders.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Monday, April 13, game #771)
- BICYCLE
- GRILL
- MOWER
- WHEELBARROW
- TOOLS
- HOSE
- SPANGRAM: STORAGESHED
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.
