If you’re looking for an easy Strands puzzle today, read on, read on… because that’s exactly what you get. Honestly, I’d be surprised if you needed my directions, but you’ll find them below anyway because I’m that helpful.
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 #77) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… ✨🔥🌹💀🤩👀💐
NYT Strands Today (Game #77) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
What are good keywords these days?
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
• SOCK
• MOTE
• FIRE
• STARE
• STUT
• QUOTE
NYT Strands today (game #77) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Icons
NYT Strands Today (Game #77) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram comes into contact with?
• First: left, 4th row
• Last: right, 5th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #77) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #77, are…
- EYES
- FIREWORK
- SKULL
- ROSE
- SPARKLES
- BOUQUET
- STAR TRUCK
- SPANGRAM: EMOJIS
- My score: Easiest word puzzle in the history of word puzzles
- My score: Perfect
I don’t really understand what the point of this was. The theme is good; emojis are fun, I use them often, they make for a good Strands puzzle. But, but, but, BUT, BUT… why give away the answers in the theme prompt? Why, Mr. and Mrs. NYT, would you do that? The whole game simply because it is an exercise in saying what you see. There were ways to avoid this. Maybe use just one emoji as a clue and challenge people to find different emoji words in the grid. But this was so simple as to be pointless.
As you’d expect, I spotted EMOJIS, the spangram, immediately and then ticked off the others one by one with the minimum of fuss. The whole thing took me about a minute. One minute I will never come back.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday May 18, Game #76)
- DISTRIBUTION
- MULTIPLY
- CALCULATE
- SUBTRACTION
- TO DISTRACT
- SPANGRAM: MATH
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.