# NYT Strands: Game #781 — Theme, Clues, and the Spoilers
Strands releases a new daily puzzle at midnight in your local time, so what’s “today” for some readers can be “yesterday” for others. If you’re hunting for Wednesday’s grid, you can check the dedicated hints and answers for April 22 (game #780). Strands sits among the NYT’s growing lineup of word games, sitting alongside Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections — and yes, it can be tough. Here’s a compact guide to today’s Strands and how to approach it.
Spoiler alert: the following section reveals today’s solutions. If you’d rather figure it out on your own, skip ahead.
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## Theme
- Today’s Strands centers on a mythic motif described as the “provinces of the pantheon.”
## Clue words
- The game hints can be unlocked by typing in any of these terms: ROAM, RAGE, STING, GLAMOR, DEVIL, MORE.
## Spangram
- The spangram for today consists of six letters.
- It spans two sides of the board: it starts on the left edge in the 5th row and ends on the right edge in the 5th row.
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## The answers (spoilers)
The completed words for game #781 are:
- THUNDER
- UNDERWORLD
- MARRIAGE
- LOVE
- HARVEST
- WISDOM
- SPANGRAM: DOMAIN
My rating: Hard My score: 1 hint used
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## Yesterday’s vibe With Earth Day honored the day before, today felt like a departure toward ancient myth rather than a nature-themed round. A writer mused that the day might’ve tipped toward World Book Day, imagining kids dressing as famous characters—like Voldemort—at school. Instead, the puzzle turned up a scatter of myth-related words. Yesterday’s Strands answers leaned into environmental themes: REPAIR, RECYCLED, DONATE, REFILL, REUSE, and a conservation-spanning SPANGRAM.
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## What is NYT Strands? Strands is the NYT’s word puzzle that followed Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full member of the NYT Games lineup and can be played on desktop or mobile via the NYT Games site. If you’re trying to crack it, a more detailed guide and solving tips are available.
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## About the author Johnny is a freelance pop-culture journalist who covers the internet, music, football, and famous people. Formerly known as the Pop Detective, his career kicked off with some playful—and obviously fictional—tales about Madonna’s sausage-roll habit. He has interviewed everyone from Elton John to Blur, and even Right Said Fred, while navigating the quirks of Channel 5 documentaries and kitchen appliances. He currently papers his work from North London, happiest when cycling and shouting at pigeons.
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