NYT Strands Today – Hints, Answers and Spangram for Thursday May 16 (Game #74)
How is your day? Mine starts with a round of NYT’s Strands, then Connections, then Quordle and ends with Wordle. If you’re as obsessed with word games as I am, read on for my hints and commentary on Strands – and be sure to check out my Quordle hints and Wordle today pages.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about today’s NYT Strands is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #74) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Tasteful!
NYT Strands Today (Game #74) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
What are good keywords these days?
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
• LAST
• RIGHT
• ENTERTAIN
• TRIP
• STRIP
• LIST
NYT Strands today (game #74) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Some love it when it’s hot
NYT Strands Today (Game #74) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram comes into contact with?
• First: left, 8th row
• Second: right, 2nd row
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #74) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #74, are…
- BITTER
- SALTY
- SWEET
- PICKLES
- UMAMI
- SPICY
- SPICY
- SHARP
- SPANGRAM: FLAVORS
- My score: Simple
- My score: Perfect
I hated Tuesday’s Strands puzzle (the one about charcuterie), but despite dealing with a similar food topic, this one was much more satisfying – not least because it makes sense! The only problem with it is that, similar to yesterday’s (see below), it’s arguably too easy.
I found BITTER, SALT, SWEET, and SOUR quickly, based on the theme clue and the fact that all four were fairly simple words. UMAMI was a little harder because I couldn’t remember how it was spelled, but once I got the spangram I checked that off too. The other answers followed soon after.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Wednesday May 15, Game #73)
- HILL
- BASING
- PLATE
- DIGGED
- FIELD
- STANDINGS
- BULLPEN
- SPANGRAM: BEAM PARK
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 full guide to playing NYT Strands, complete with troubleshooting tips, so give that a read if you’re struggling to beat it every day.