Saturday, 25 April 2026

NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, April 26 (game #784)

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 for Saturday, April 25 (game #783).

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 #784) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Get into it

NYT Strands today (game #784) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

  • BUSKER
  • BUSH
  • READ
  • QUAD
  • REAL
  • GLARE

NYT Strands today (game #784) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 9 letters

NYT Strands today (game #784) - 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 #784) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 784 on a blue background

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The answers to today's Strands, game #784, are…

  • ARGUE
  • DIFFER
  • QUARREL
  • WRANGLE
  • SQUABBLE
  • BICKER
  • SPANGRAM: LOCKHORNS
  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

Initially I thought the theme “Get into it” was describing new hobbies, like when you get into something new — like baking or model railways or jigsaws. Spotting ARGUE put a stop to this notion and sent me off on the path of enlightenment — or should we say path of disagreement.

The order in which you spot game words is crucial to how quickly you complete Strands. 

Had I seen LOCKHORNS and WRANGLE first I would have thought we were looking to get into some rodeo action. We weren't, obviously.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Saturday, April 25, game #783)

  • CORNER
  • DISCOUNT
  • GROCERY
  • CONVENIENCE
  • LIQUOR
  • SPANGRAM: STOREFRONT

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.

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Friday, 24 April 2026

NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, April 25 (game #783)

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 instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, April 24 (game #782).

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 #783) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… On the shopping block

NYT Strands today (game #783) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

  • DICE
  • COINS
  • CLONE
  • COVEN
  • TREE
  • TEEN

NYT Strands today (game #783) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 10 letters

NYT Strands today (game #783) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 6th row

Last side: right, 6th row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #783) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 783 on a blue background

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The answers to today's Strands, game #783, are…

  • CORNER
  • DISCOUNT
  • GROCERY
  • CONVENIENCE
  • LIQUOR
  • SPANGRAM: STOREFRONT
  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

A homage of sorts to many kinds, but my no means all, of store.

I spent a good deal of my formative years living above my parents' shop, which was a bit of all those described here as it sold fruit and vegetables, cigarettes, newspapers, confectionery, stationery and bread as well as strange random items like sports shoes — which they sold precisely zero of for 20 years, but still dedicated shelf space to.

Anyway, I digress as none of this is relevant to today’s search, which was a rudimentary affair – although I did enjoy finding the word CORNER in the corner.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Friday, April 24, game #782)

  • SHOUT
  • WHOOP
  • CATERWAUL
  • BELLOW
  • HOLLER
  • CLAMOR
  • SPANGRAM: LETSGETLOUD

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.

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Thursday, 23 April 2026

Quordle hints and answers for Friday, April 24 (game #1551)

Looking for a different day?

A new Quordle 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 Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, April 23 (game #1550).

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,400 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

Quordle today (game #1551) - hint #1 - Vowels

How many different vowels are in Quordle today?

The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 4*.

* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).

Quordle today (game #1551) - hint #2 - repeated letters

Do any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?

The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 2.

Quordle today (game #1551) - hint #3 - uncommon letters

Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?

• Yes. One of Q, Z, X or J appears among today's Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #1551) - hint #4 - starting letters (1)

Do any of today's Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 2.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you're not ready yet then here's one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #1551) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• L

• R

• B

• L

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle today (game #1551) - the answers

Quordle answers for game 1551 on a yellow background

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The answers to today's Quordle, game #1551, are…

  • LOWLY
  • RELAX
  • BRASS
  • LUNCH

Another close-to-the edge escape for me today.

With just one guess left I managed to get LOWLY after a strong conviction that the word must end L-Y. If it hadn’t been for previous guesses telling me where the Ls were not, I would have absolutely guessed “lolly”.

Phew!

Daily Sequence today (game #1551) - the answers

Quordle Daily Sequence answers for game 1551 on a yellow background

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The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1551, are…

  • LORRY
  • FJORD
  • THORN
  • LOCUS

Quordle answers: The past 20

  • Quordle #1550, Thursday, 23 April: KNEAD, PULSE, CRUST, TASTE
  • Quordle #1549, Wednesday, 22 April: WEEDY, OMEGA, CLEFT, GAVEL
  • Quordle #1548, Tuesday, 21 April: FLUTE, KITTY, AFIRE, GRANT
  • Quordle #1547, Monday, 20 April: QUART, TUMOR, STAFF, EAGLE
  • Quordle #1546, Sunday, 19 April: PEACE, ERECT, ASSAY, SPILL
  • Quordle #1545, Saturday, 18 April: STEAL, CURIO, SCOOP, BETEL
  • Quordle #1544, Friday, 17 April: SMOCK, CRACK, SAINT, YIELD
  • Quordle #1543, Thursday, 16 April: LIBEL, COURT, SULLY, VERSE
  • Quordle #1542, Wednesday, 15 April: PIVOT, ELECT, STORE, CREME
  • Quordle #1541, Tuesday, 14 April: STUNT, CHINA, LANCE, SLINK
  • Quordle #1540, Monday, 13 April: INCUR, FLAKE, FLASK, WORDY
  • Quordle #1539, Sunday, 12 April: STALK, OFTEN, CLOCK, AWAKE
  • Quordle #1538, Saturday, 11 April: MINER, PLIER, PASTE, PITCH
  • Quordle #1537, Friday, 10 April: PUPPY, TRADE, BRAND, KNOCK
  • Quordle #1536, Thursday, 9 April: SKIMP, BAWDY, WHERE, DECOR
  • Quordle #1535, Wednesday, 8 April: IDEAL, PULPY, HUMPH, RETCH
  • Quordle #1534, Tuesday, 7 April: FIFTY, SHUSH, HELLO, ZEBRA
  • Quordle #1533, Monday, 6 April: CHIEF, IDLER, PASTA, BRIAR
  • Quordle #1532, Sunday, 5 April: PLUSH, GRATE, DEALT, LABEL
  • Quordle #1531, Saturday, 4 April: MOTEL, COVEN, DRIER, SCOLD
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Wednesday, 22 April 2026

NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, April 23 (game #781)

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 22 (game #780).

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 #781) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Provinces of the pantheon

NYT Strands today (game #781) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

  • ROAM
  • RAGE
  • STING
  • GLAMOR
  • DEVIL
  • MORE

NYT Strands today (game #781) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 6 letters

NYT Strands today (game #781) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 5th row

Last side: right, 5th row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #781) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 781 on a blue background

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The answers to today's Strands, game #781, are…

  • THUNDER
  • UNDERWORLD
  • MARRIAGE
  • LOVE
  • HARVEST
  • WISDOM
  • SPANGRAM: DOMAIN
  • My rating: Hard
  • My score: 1 hint

Seeing as yesterday’s game paid homage to Earth Day, I was fully expecting today’s round to be a nod to World Book Day — the most feared day in a parent's diary, thanks to the tradition of kids dressing up as fictional characters for school. 

A friend of mine’s mother got the wrong day for this back in the day and he had to spend the entire school day dressed as Voldemort while the rest of the school were in their uniforms.

Anyway, I digress. Instead of books and Harry Potter we were treated to a search for some words associated with ancient mythology — I know this now after Googling, but at the time it seemed entirely random. 

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, April 21, game #779)

  • REPAIR
  • RECYCLE
  • DONATE
  • REFILL
  • REUSE
  • REDUCE
  • SPANGRAM: CONSERVATION

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.

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Tuesday, 21 April 2026

NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, April 22 (game #780)

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 Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, April 21 (game #779).

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 #780) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Earth Day

NYT Strands today (game #780) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

  • RINSE
  • SORE
  • CREATOR
  • LATER
  • DOVE
  • REPAID

NYT Strands today (game #780) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 12 letters

NYT Strands today (game #780) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 4th row

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 #780) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 780 on a blue background

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The answers to today's Strands, game #780, are…

  • REPAIR
  • RECYCLE
  • DONATE
  • REFILL
  • REUSE
  • REDUCE
  • SPANGRAM: CONSERVATION
  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

Today, is of course Earth Day, an annual event where we all, as a human race, can show our support for the environment by behaving sustainably and thinking about how we can protect the planet for the future. Not blowing it up would be a good start, perhaps.

Despite the theme being obvious I was quite slow to get going today and saw plenty of words that I should have clocked as game words.

In fact, I saw “repaid” before I saw REPAIR, “conserve” before the spangram CONSERVATION and “cycle” before RECYCLE.

Unlike previous games this one was decidedly lacking in ridiculously long words — perhaps the game makers were choosing not to be wasteful with their letters. 

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, April 21, game #779)

  • BOLD
  • INTREPID
  • GUTSY
  • COURAGEOUS
  • ADVENTUROUS
  • SPANGRAM: DAREDEVILS

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.

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Monday, 20 April 2026

NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, April 21 (game #779)

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 20 (game #778).

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 #779) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Risky business

NYT Strands today (game #779) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

  • ROUTE
  • ROUTER
  • DIET
  • RATE
  • GATE
  • CRATE
  • SUET
  • CRUET
  • VIRAL

NYT Strands today (game #779) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 10 letters

NYT Strands today (game #779) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 5th row

Last side: right, 5th row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #779) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 779 on a blue background

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The answers to today's Strands, game #779, are…

  • BOLD
  • INTREPID
  • GUTSY
  • COURAGEOUS
  • ADVENTUROUS
  • SPANGRAM: DAREDEVILS
  • My rating: Hard
  • My score: 1 hint

Initially, I briefly entertained, then eliminated, the possibility that today’s search was about Tom Cruise films… Then I found BOLD and deduced that we were searching for words associated with people for whom risks are occupational hazard.

With this in mind I went looking for “stunt performer”, but managed to find DAREDEVILS instead — a word which sums up people in this profession. After a run of long spangrams we returned to a relatively short one today, and one in which there was a game word (ADVENTUROUS) that was longer.

It is hard to imagine a less daring pursuit than Strands — unless of course you completed today’s puzzle whilst hanging upside down from a trapeze suspended over a ravine. And if you did then I applaud you.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Monday, April 20, game #778)

  • GLINT
  • GLITTER
  • GLISTEN
  • GLEAM
  • GLOW
  • GLIMMER
  • SPANGRAM: CATCHTHELIGHT

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.

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Sunday, 19 April 2026

NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, April 20 (game #778)

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 Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, April 19 (game #777).

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 #778) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Gloriously glaring!

NYT Strands today (game #778) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

  • SHEATH
  • CRAG
  • CHEAT
  • TOTAL
  • LINT
  • MILE

NYT Strands today (game #778) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 13 letters

NYT Strands today (game #778) - 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 #778) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 778 on a blue background

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The answers to today's Strands, game #778, are…

  • GLINT
  • GLITTER
  • GLISTEN
  • GLEAM
  • GLOW
  • GLIMMER
  • SPANGRAM: CATCHTHELIGHT
  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

The theme was a little bit confusing initially, but after spotting GLINT and GLITTER I understood that every light-associated word we were searching for began with the letter G.

There was no place then for shimmer or sparkle in this gaggle of G words.

The spangram was harder to spot, but with “light” not featured among the game words I worked backwards to find “catch” and then CATCHTHELIGHT.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday, April 19, game #777)

  • ADJUST
  • MODIFY
  • TWEAK
  • REFINE
  • IMPROVE
  • ALTER
  • SPANGRAM: THEREIFIXEDIT

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.

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