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NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, May 17 (game #805)

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A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Saturday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, May 16 (game #804).

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Strands today (game #805) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Strike one!

NYT Strands today (game #805) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

  • RACE
  • BLADE
  • SPIN
  • LAND
  • BREAD
  • LACED

NYT Strands today (game #805) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 12 letters

NYT Strands today (game #805) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: top, 2nd column

Last side: bottom, 4th column

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #805) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 805 on a blue background

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #805, are…

  • SCOREBOARD
  • LANES
  • PINS
  • BALLS
  • LOUNGE
  • ARCADE
  • SPANGRAM: BOWLINGALLEY
  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

I scored my 88th Spangram First today, although BOWLINGALLEY was not exactly hard to spot — they may as well have put flashing neon bulbs around it.

To say that I found this search easier than a game of Ten Pin Bowling would be an understatement. Although I love playing the game — I even like the shoes — I am shockingly bad at it and in the unlikely event that I ever get a strike I will follow it up with 1s and 2s that defy science.

I was, then, familiar with all the many aspects and attractions of a BOWLINGALLEY although I spent longest over the final word ARCADE.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Saturday, May 16, game #804)

  • MOUSSE
  • CROISSANT
  • ECLAIR
  • MACARON
  • MERINGUE
  • SPANGRAM: FRENCHBAKERY

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's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.



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