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, July 13 (game #862).
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 #863) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Make yourself comfortable
NYT Strands today (game #863) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- RELIC
- SOCK
- BREAK
- ERASE
- HORN
- RAVE
NYT Strands today (game #863) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #863) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First side: left, 2nd 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 #863) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #863, are…
- CHAIR
- ROCKER
- BEANBAG
- OTTOMAN
- RECLINER
- THRONE
- SPANGRAM: HAVEASEAT
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Today’s search takes from the high-born of the seating world (THRONE), to the lowest (BEANBAG).
If I am going to make myself comfortable then I would pick the BEANBAG any day. Although it does depend on how long you’ve owned it; a baggy bean bag is nobody’s friend. Having said that, I’ve not sat in many thrones. Or indeed any, but judging by House of the Dragon, they’re not particularly ergonomic.
Anyway, it was hard not to whizz around today’s game, with even the longest and most obscure word, OTTOMAN, being easy to spot thanks to the double T.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Monday, July 13, game #862)
- PLEASANT
- DELIGHTFUL
- ENJOYABLE
- SATISFYING
- SPANGRAM: HITSTHESPOT
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.