It’s Friday, it’s the last Strands puzzle of the work week (for some) and it’s a pretty easy one. At least that’s my experience – but you might disagree. Then don’t worry, because below you will find some useful tips for today’s game.
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 #55) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Call me?
NYT Strands Today (Game #55) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
What are good keywords these days?
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
• QUOTE
• HONESTLY
• EVER
• CLAIM
• TRAIN
• GENTLEMAN
NYT Strands today (game #55) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Address me correctly
NYT Strands Today (Game #55) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
Where does today’s spangram begin and end?
• Start: right, 4th row
• End: left, 5th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #55) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #55, are…
- QUEEN
- DOCTOR
- ADMIRAL
- Respect
- PROFESSOR
- SENATOR
- SPANGRAM: TITLES
- My score: Simple
- My score: Perfect
The theme clue of “Call Me?” was a bit opaque today, but other than that this was a relatively simple Strands puzzle to end the work week with (at least for those of us who work Monday to Friday). It’s one of those games where finding the first answer might have been enough to identify the overall theme, and where finding one answer was very easy.
That’s because it has a Q in it – and Q words are generally easy to solve. For example, you know that there will definitely be a U after it, and that reduces the number of directions in which the word can develop. Discovering QUEEN today was a breeze – and along with the clue gave me the information I needed to search for (and find) people like DOCTOR and PROFESSOR. A few took a little more effort (I’m looking at you, Senator and Admiral), but overall this wasn’t too bad.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Friday April 26, Game #54)
- SHARP
- NATURALLY
- KEY
- RIGHT
- SIGNATURE
- REST
- MEASURING UNIT
- SPANGRAM: NOTATION
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.