NYT Strands Today – Hints, Answers and Spangram for Tuesday May 21st (Game #79)
Hello everyone, it’s time for another installment of the NYT’s Strands word puzzle. If you haven’t played it before, you’re in for a treat; If so, you are also in for a treat, but one that you are prepared for. Below you will find tips if you need them.
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 #79) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… At the bar
NYT Strands Today (Game #79) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
What are good keywords these days?
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
• TO DINE
• CLOSE
• LOOT
• LOST
• TO VOTE
• LIFT
NYT Strands today (game #79) – hint #3 – spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Screen reader
NYT Strands Today (Game #79) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram comes into contact with?
• First: top, 3rd column
• Last: bottom, 4th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #79) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #79, are…
- FAVORITES
- WINDOW
- STAFF
- TOOLS
- FILE
- HISTORY
- EDIT
- SPANGRAM: MENU ITEMS
- My score: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
I quite liked this one. I was a bit baffled by it at first, accidentally found FAVORITES and had trouble connecting it to the theme clue of ‘At the Bar’. That confusion only increased when I followed it up with WINDOW and HELP. Was this something about going to a bar? You can have a favorite bar, or a favorite drink. You can have a window seat. The staff could perhaps be called ‘help’. It just about fit.
It wasn’t until I discovered TOOLS that I realized what was going on. After that, it was just a matter of staring at my laptop screen and looking for options. The rest followed shortly after.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday May 20, Game #78)
- TRIP
- NICE
- MAJOR
- SWAN
- REFLECTION
- SPANGRAM: UGLY DUCKLING
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.