Decoding Today's NYT Strands: Clues, Spangram, and the Daily Answers

A fresh NYT Strands puzzle drops at midnight for each time zone, which means some readers are solving today’s game while others are still on yesterday’s. If you’re after the Thursday puzzle, you’ll want the hints for game #781. Strands joins Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections as the NYT’s ongoing word-game lineup, and it can be a tasty challenge—with a few tips, you’ll have a better shot at cracking it.

Spoiler alert: today’s hints and solutions follow, so skip this if you don’t want the answers.

NYT Strands today (game #782) – theme hint

• Theme: Hullabaloo

NYT Strands today (game #782) – clue words

• Rope
• Call
• Lobe
• Worth
• Cloud
• Well

NYT Strands today (game #782) – spangram letters

• Spangram length: 11 letters

NYT Strands today (game #782) – spangram position

• Two sides of the board touched by today’s spangram:
  • First side: top, 4th column
  • Last side: left, 6th row

Do not scroll further if you don’t want the answers.

NYT Strands today (game #782) – the answers

• SHOUT
• WHOOP
• CATERWAUL
• BELLOW
• HOLLER
• CLAMOR

SPANGRAM: LETSGETLOUD

My rating: Hard My score: 1

“Hullabaloo” is one of those words that’s a joy to say, but like the rest of today’s entries it sits on the border between playful chaos and annoyance — fun for the solver, less so when a loud distraction interrupts a word search.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Thursday, April 23, game #781)

• THUNDER
• UNDERWORLD
• MARRIAGE
• HARVEST
• WISDOM
• SPANGRAM: DOMAIN

What is NYT Strands? Strands is the NYT’s word game follow-up to Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full-fledged member of the NYT Games catalog, playable on desktop or mobile via the NYT Games site. If you’re unfamiliar with how it works, there’s a comprehensive guide to playing NYT Strands with solving tips.

Johnny is a freelance pop-culture writer who covers the internet, music, sports, and famous figures. Previously known as the Pop Detective, his career path has included quirky debates about pop culture, interviews with Elton John and Blur, and a few colorful misadventures. He currently lives in North London, enjoys riding his bike, and shouting at pigeons.

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