If yesterday's NYT Strands riddle seemed a bit also easy, then fear not: today we are back to normal. If this is too complicated for you, you can read my tips below. If not, you can skip to my comments on the game.
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 #78) – track #1 – today's topic
What's the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands topic is… bird fairy tale
NYT Strands Today (Game #78) – Clue #2 – Keywords
What are some good keywords today?
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
• WEST
• STILT
• FOG
• PRINCE
• BEAN
• BANK
NYT Strands today (game #78) – clue #3 – spangram
What's a clue for today's spangram?
• Those awkward first years
NYT Strands today (game #78) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: right, fifth row
• Last: left, sixth row
Well, the answers are below, so DON'T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #78): The Answers
The answers to today's Strands game number 78 are…
- JOURNEY
- BEAUTIFUL
- MISFIT
- SWAN
- REFLECTION
- SPANGRAM: UGLY DUCK
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
This was a pretty fun, albeit relatively easy, Strands puzzle. It's not as easy as yesterday, of course.
The key here was to find one of the two words related to birds. The theme track should have given you enough of an idea of what was going on; If you were like me, you would have scanned the board for chick, chicken, etc. In my case I found duck, but it didn't work, then duck, which didn't work either… and then I saw the first half and was able to play UGLY DUCK for the spangram.
SWAN was easy after that, as were REFLECTION and BEAUTIFUL. MISFIT and JOURNEY (the last of which was probably the most obscure of the words, in terms of its relation to the subject), followed by a process of elimination after that.
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Answers from yesterday's NYT Strands (Sunday, May 19, Game #77)
- EYES
- FIRE
- SKULL
- PINK
- FLASHES
- BOUQUET
- STARSTRUCK
- SPANGRAM: EMOJIS
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.
