NYT Strands Game 769: Hints, Theme, and Today's Answers

Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle goes live at midnight in your time zone, meaning some players get today’s game while others are on yesterday’s. If you want Friday’s puzzle instead, see NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, April 10 (game #768). Strands is the NYT’s newest word game after Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections — and it can be a lot of fun, albeit challenging. Spoiler warning: the rest of this post reveals today’s solutions.

NYT Strands today (game #769) – hint #1: today’s theme

• Today’s Strands theme is… You’re putting me on

NYT Strands today (game #769) – hint #2: clue words

• A set of clue words unlocks the in-game hints system. Among them are words such as RUDE, QUOTE, FADE, PAGE, TOWER, and ERODE.

NYT Strands today (game #769) – hint #3: spangram letters

• How many letters are in today’s spangram? 7 letters

NYT Strands today (game #769) – hint #4: spangram position

• Where the spangram touches the board:
  • Left side: 5th row
  • Right side: 3rd row

The answers for NYT Strands today (game #769)

• BERET
• SOMBRERO
• DERBY
• BOWLER
• FEDORA
• BEANIE
• TOQUE
• SPANGRAM: TOPGEAR

My rating: Hard My score: Perfect

Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Friday, April 10, game #768)

• WILY
• CANNY
• SHREWD
• SLICK
• CRAFTY
• CUNNING
• SPANGRAM: LIKE A FOX

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 Games stable, playable on desktop or mobile via the NYT Games site. There’s a guide to how to play Strands, with tips for solving it each day.

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