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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, May 4 (game #792).
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.
Article continues belowNYT Strands today (game #793) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Get up!
NYT Strands today (game #793) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- CLAM
- MEAL
- SPIRE
- TONE
- ZOOT
- SOON
NYT Strands today (game #793) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters
NYT Strands today (game #793) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: left, 2nd row
Last side: right, 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 #793) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #793, are…
- ALARM
- SNOOZE
- TIME
- RADIO
- DATE
- DISPLAY
- TUNER
- SPANGRAM: DIGITALCLOCK
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Does anyone still use a DIGITALCLOCK? I know they do in TV shows and movies — especially when the storyline needs to indicate the drudgery of the daily grind. But in real life?
My memory was instantly jogged by today’s search, back to simpler times and this piece of tech’s most-used feature: the SNOOZE button.
Today, I use my phone as an alarm clock and set three alarms to nag me awake. The first is the ideal waking time if I was a properly functioning adult, the second is the “you need to wake up now” alarm, and the third is the “if you have not cancelled this alarm you are going to be late” alarm.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Monday, May 4, game #792)
- CEDAR
- ASPEN
- DOGWOOD
- BIRCH
- CYPRESS
- EUCALYPTUS
- SPANGRAM: BRANCHOUT
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.