Today's Strands puzzle isn't as complicated as yesterday's, but it's not exactly easy either. So if you are looking for help, let me point you to my suggestions. You'll find them below, along with the answers and my commentary 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 #66) – track #1 – today's topic
What's the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands topic is… Can you encrypt?
NYT Strands Today (Game #66) – Clue #2 – Keywords
What are some good keywords today?
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
• BAND
• BRAND
• STEEP
• STEEL
• HOLE
• MULE
NYT Strands today (game #66) – clue #3 – spangram
What's a clue for today's spangram?
• Natural or imaginary?
NYT Strands today (game #66) – clue #4 – spangram position
Which two sides of the board does today's spangram touch?
• First: right, fifth row
• Second: left, fifth row
Well, the answers are below, so DON'T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #66): The Answers
The answers to today's Strands game number 66 are…
- BINARY
- WHOLE
- LUCKY
- BACON
- DANCE
- SERIAL
- PHONE
- SPANGRAM: NUMBERS
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
I thought this Strands puzzle would be easy, but it's not. Theme track: 'Do you know how to encrypt?' (after 'Can You Understand It?' yesterday; good job, NYT) – I immediately suggested numbers and, in fact, found that spangram running back across the board almost immediately. BINARY and INTEGER, both below the spangram, were also simple solutions, and LUCKY continued by virtue of the fact that it could be nothing else.
But LUCKY indicated that it might be more difficult than he had predicted, and here I got stuck. Unlike the first pair, LUCKY is not a mathematical term (or not necessarily one), simply one that precedes “numbers”. And so it was with almost everyone else. It took me quite a while to find any of the others; I saw PHONE, but it didn't turn blue, and it was only a while later that I realized it was PHONE.
The others were all horrible. She wasn't thinking broadly enough to consider BACON or DANCE, and SERIAL just took too long because of all the vowels. I eventually got there, but it wasn't exactly an easy road.
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Answers from yesterday's NYT Strands (Tuesday, May 7, Game #65)
- GOLD
- SILVER
- COPPER
- ANTIMONY
- ARSENIC
- BISMUTH
- SPANGRAM: HEAVY METAL
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.
