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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 insteadthen 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.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #790) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
•Today's NYT Strands theme is… All the right moves
NYT Strands today (game #790) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
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SNEAK
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LIONS
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HUSK
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WILY
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FUSED
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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…
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SHUFFLE
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KICK
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COASTER
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PONY
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SCUFF
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SAILOR
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WIZARD
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SPANGRAM: LINEDANCE
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My rating:Hard
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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)
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POKE
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HULA
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LUAU
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UKULELE
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PINEAPPLE
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MACADAMIA
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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 h ow to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
