In search of a unique day?
A brand new NYT Strands puzzle seems at midnight every day on your time zone – which signifies that some individuals are all the time taking part in ‘in the present day’s recreation’ whereas others are taking part in ‘yesterday’s’. If you happen to’re in search of Sunday’s puzzle as an alternative then click on right here: NYT Strands hints and solutions for Sunday, Could 18 (recreation #441).
Strands is the NYT’s newest phrase recreation after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it is nice enjoyable. It may be troublesome, although, so learn on for my Strands hints.
Need extra word-based enjoyable? Then take a look at my NYT Connections in the present day and Quordle in the present day pages for hints and solutions for these video games, and Marc’s Wordle in the present day web page for the unique viral phrase recreation.
SPOILER WARNING: Details about NYT Strands in the present day is under, so do not learn on in the event you do not wish to know the solutions.
NYT Strands in the present day (recreation #442) – trace #1 – in the present day’s theme
What’s the theme of in the present day’s NYT Strands?
• At the moment’s NYT Strands theme is… Taking the bait
NYT Strands in the present day (recreation #442) – trace #2 – clue phrases
Play any of those phrases to unlock the in-game hints system.
- TURN
- SOFA
- TOUR
- PEST
- NIGHTS
- SMOKE
NYT Strands in the present day (recreation #442) – trace #3 – spangram letters
What number of letters are in in the present day’s spangram?
• Spangram has 15 letters
NYT Strands in the present day (recreation #442) – trace #4 – spangram place
What are two sides of the board that in the present day’s spangram touches?
First aspect: prime, fifth column
Final aspect: backside, third column
Proper, the solutions are under, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands in the present day (recreation #442) – the solutions
The solutions to in the present day’s Strands, recreation #442, are…
- MACKEREL
- TROUT
- SALMON
- SNAPPER
- HALIBUT
- SPANGRAM: SOMETHINGS FISHY
- My score: Straightforward
- My rating: Good
A few quarter approach by way of in the present day’s search I assumed to myself “there’s no approach Strands would have a spangram so long as SOMETHINGS FISHY is there?”
However, oh how unsuitable I used to be and there it’s taking over a 3rd of the grid after we could possibly be fishing for fishy phrases.
I additionally discover it arduous to take a look at with out the apostrophe – as in ‘one thing’s fishy’ – although that may not work in a phrase search, however perhaps I’m alone with that.
MACKEREL was the simplest phrase to search out due to the CK in its identify, whereas SNAPPER proved the toughest to faucet out as there have been a number of variants to the order of the letters.
Aside from that, in the present day’s search was about as straightforward as taking pictures fish in a bucket, however in equity it was restricted to a tasty and fancy choice – none of those fantastic sources of omega 3 are more likely to discover themselves as an ingredient in a stick or a burger.
How did you do in the present day? Let me know within the feedback under.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands solutions (Sunday, Could 18, recreation #441)
- HELM
- MAST
- RIGGING
- KEEL
- TILLER
- HULL
- RUDDER
- STERN
- SPANGRAM: SAILBOAT
What’s NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-any-more phrase recreation, following Wordle and Connections. It is now a totally fledged member of the NYT’s video games secure that has been operating for a yr and which might be performed on the NYT Video games website on desktop or cell.
I’ve acquired a full information to the best way to play NYT Strands, full with suggestions for fixing it, so examine that out in the event you’re struggling to beat it every day.
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