Looking for a different day?
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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, May 30 (game #453).
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 #454) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Next to the bobby pins
NYT Strands today (game #454) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- STEEL
- CRAB
- SWEET
- CHAIN
- CARE
- RACES
NYT Strands today (game #454) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 15 letters
NYT Strands today (game #454) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 4th column
Last side: bottom, 3rd column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #454) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #454, are…
- SCRUNCHIE
- CLAW
- CLIP
- BARRETTE
- HEADBAND
- SPANGRAM: HAIR ACCESSORIES
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Today’s spangram was like an oversized SCRUNCHIE taking up a huge chunk of the puzzle.
Unlike bobby pins, today’s words all describe hair ornaments. I struggled to see BARRETTE, as this is known as a hair slide in the UK, but the rest were easy to spot.
As the father of two girls I am fully aware of the world of HAIR ACCESSORIES and have been a willing model/victim to my daughter’s experimentation. It’s an activity, along with painting my nails, both of them found utterly hysterical.
It’s also the reason why I relate to Buzz Lightyear and the scene in the first Toy Story movie where he is stolen by Sid’s sister and becomes Mrs Nesbitt for the purposes of a doll’s tea party – “One minute you’re saving the galaxy, and suddenly you find yourself supping down darjeeling with Marie Antoinette and her little sister”. That’s fatherhood.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Friday, May 30, game #453)
- FORWARD
- DEFENDER
- GOALKEEPER
- STRIKER
- MIDFIELDER
- SPANGRAM: SOCCER
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.
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