It's Friday, the sun is shining (at least where I am), and it's a good day to play Strands, the NYT's new word game. If you haven't played before and came here curious to see what it's all about, check out my article What is NYT Strands? center. If you already know everything, read on for my tips and see how I did today.
SPOILER WARNING: Today's NYT Strands info is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #75) – track #1 – today's topic
What's the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands topic is… looking for a partner
NYT Strands Today (Game #75) – Clue #2 – Keywords
What are some good keywords today?
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
• MAJOR
• LIME
• TO GET READY
• GOING
• LIPS
• BETTER
NYT Strands today (game #75) – clue #3 – spangram
What's a clue for today's spangram?
• Unique vision
NYT Strands today (game #75) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: left, 4th row
• Second: right, third row
Well, the answers are below, so DON'T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #75): The Answers
The answers to today's 75th Strands game are…
- TOOTHPICK
- MITTEN
- GRIPPER
- BOOKEND
- TONGO
- TO THE
- EAR PLUG
- SPANGRAM: PAIR
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
It took me a while to get a breakthrough here, but once I had the concept, it wasn't so bad. The 'Looking for a Partner' theme track is pleasantly cryptic; It makes sense once you know the spangram is STOPPED or you identify an answer or two, but it could be several other things until then. For example, at first I thought it was a reference to chess, so I was very happy when I saw “rook”, but that was either a coincidence or a deliberate red herring.
Only when I randomly discovered CHOPSTICK did I realize what was happening. Even then, it was quite difficult to find other answers, because “things that go in pairs” is not as obvious as other recent Strands puzzles. However, finding the spangram simplified the task a bit by reducing the number of permutations for many of the letters, and I eventually managed to find the other solutions.
As was your day? Send me an email and let me know.
Answers from yesterday's NYT Strands (Thursday, May 16, Game #74)
- BITTER
- SALTY
- SWEET
- SOUR
- umami
- SPICY
- SPICY
- CAKE
- SPANGRAM: FLAVORS
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's new word game, after Wordle and Connections. It is currently in Beta and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check it out if you're struggling to beat it every day.
