NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, May 29 (game #817)

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Thu, 28 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 Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, May 28 (game #816) . 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 Friday, May 8 (game #796) NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, May 1 (game #789) NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, May 28 (game #816)
NYT Strands today (game #817) - hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is E-I-E-I-O NYT Strands today (game #817) - hint #2 - clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. SWAM SHOPS CHUCK CHILD SHORE ROPE NYT Strands today (game #817) - hint #3 - spangram letters How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 11 letters NYT Strands today (game #817) - hint #4 - spangram position What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 3rd row

Last side: right, 4th 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 #817) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Strands, game #817, are PIGS COWS HORSES SHEEP DUCKS CHICKENS GOATS SPANGRAM: FARMANIMALS My rating: Easy My score: Perfect Although I was initially confused by the theme, saying E-I-E-I-O out loud immediately made me remember Old MacDonald Had A Farm along with some of the things he kept on it. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.
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All the Ss made this game child's play although I was expecting to find a
dog or cat along with your standard FARMANIMALS.

When my daughters were little we were regular visitors to play farms, and I still bear the scar from a particularly violent tractor ride where I accidentally bonked my head on a metal bar. My response was a bit ruder than E-I-E-I-Ouch. Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, May 28, game #816) JASMINE PEAR SANDALWOOD BERAMOT NEROLI SPANGRAM: FRAGRANCE 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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