NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, April 14 (game #42)
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Have you been hooked by Strands yet? It’s fast becoming a must-play for me, (almost) as essential as getting my dailyWordlefix.
Presumably, if you’re reading this page then you are at least vaguely interested in it – so read on for some hints for today’s game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
Marc is TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief and has been obsessed with Wordle and its ilk for more than two years. He’s authored dozens of articles on the game for TechRadar, including a dailytoday’s Wordle answercolumn and a detailedanalysis of the most common letters in Wordle in every position. He’s alsoplayed every Wordle ever and only lost onceand yes, he takes it all too seriously.
NYT Strands today (game #42) - hint #1 - today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
•Today’s NYT Strands theme is…Join the club!
NYT Strands today (game #42) - hint #2 - clue words
What are some good clue words today?
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
• MATE
• MATES
• SMITH
• WITH
• RULE
• PICK
NYT Strands today (game #42) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today’s spangram?
•Yum!
NYT Strands today (game #42) - hint #4 - spangram position
Where does today’s spangram start and end?
•Start: left, 4th row
•End: right, 4th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #42) - the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #42, are…
Sandwiches are objectively the best food, so this one should have been right up my street. Unfortunately, I’ve never eaten a club sandwich, so found it slightly harder than some people might have done. Why? Well, the fact that I’m a vegetarian is probably the main reason, but to that I can add that a) mayonnaise is the devil’s condiment, b) the best sandwiches are simple, not stuffed with needless ingredients. Just give me mature cheddar with salted butter and freshly baked bread and I’m in heaven.
Anyway, for that reason I found it difficult to uncover all of the words until MAYONNAISE gave the board some structure, after which point it was easier to spot the remaining answers. Even then, it took me a while to see PICKLE; why would you put pickle in a sandwich that already has all of that in it? Madness.
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Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Saturday 13 April, game #41)
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s currently in Beta and can be played on theNYT Games siteon desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide tohow to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.
Marc is TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief, the latest in a long line of senior editorial roles he’s held in a career that started the week that Google launched (nice of them to mark the occasion). Prior to joining TR, he was UK Editor in Chief on Tom’s Guide, where he oversaw all gaming, streaming, audio, TV, entertainment, how-to and cameras coverage. He’s also a former editor of the tech website Stuff and spent five years at the music magazine NME, where his duties mainly involved spoiling other people’s fun. He’s based in London, and has tested and written about phones, tablets, wearables, streaming boxes, smart home devices, Bluetooth speakers, headphones, games, TVs, cameras and pretty much every other type of gadget you can think of. An avid photographer, Marc likes nothing better than taking pictures of very small things (bugs, his daughters) or very big things (distant galaxies). He also enjoys live music, gaming, cycling, and beating Wordle (he authors the dailyWordle todaypage).
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