NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, May 25 (game #813)

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Sun, 24 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Looking for a different day? 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 Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, May 24 (game #812) . 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. Latest Videos From You may like NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, May 11 (game #799) NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, May 24 (game #812) NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, April 27 (game #785)
NYT Strands today (game #803) - hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is Thank you NYT Strands today (game #803) - hint #2 - clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. SERVE MEMO TRIP TURN PROD RICE NYT Strands today (game #803) - hint #3 - spangram letters How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 11 letters NYT Strands today (game #803) - hint #4 - spangram position What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 1st row

Last side: right, 6th row Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. Today's best Get Better At Wordle
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more We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices NYT Strands today (game #803) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Strands, game #803, are SERVICE SACRIFICE HONOR VIRTUE PROTECTION SPANGRAM: MEMORIALDAY My rating: Hard My score: 1 hint No surprise about today's theme, given the date, but I did need a hint to get me started and even finding non-game words proved tricky. I found myself fixated on the word "office," which I was convinced was on the board but had entirely hallucinated. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me
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Today's words define the core principles of MEMORIALDAY and represent the
oath and actions of US military personnel who died while serving their country. It's a rare Strands theme that genuinely gives you pause.

Among the game words, PROTECTION was the only one that caused me real difficulty. The others felt almost self-selecting once the theme was clear, but PROTECTION took a while longer to materialize on the board. Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday, May 24, game #812) COIL SPINDLE REEL SPOOL
BOBBIN WINCH SCROLL SPANGRAM: TRYTOUNWIND 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 h ow 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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