NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, April 29 (game #787)

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Tue, 28 Apr 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 Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, April 28 (game #786) . 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. Article continues below You may like NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, April 22 (game #780) NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, April 8 (game #766) NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, April 28 (game #786) NYT Strands today (game #787) -
hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is Fish or cut bait NYT Strands today (game #787) - hint #2 - clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. KEEL THEIR TRACK SCORE LIVE RIGHT NYT Strands today (game #787) -
hint #3 - spangram letters How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 6 letters NYT Strands today (game #787) - hint #4 - spangram position What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 4th 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. Get Better At Wordle deals 22 Amazon customer reviews 4.11 View 6.99 View 10.99 View Show more We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices powered by NYT Strands today (game #787) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Strands, game #787, are HOOK REEL LURE WEIGHT SWIVEL PLIERS COOLER BOBBER SPANGRAM: TACKLE My rating: Hard My score: 1 hint Todays theme didnt leave much space for guess work as it was obviously about angling. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

The speed at which one attacked this game then depended on how many words you knew connected to the world of fishing and seeing as I know next to none this was limited to the really obvious ones of HOOK, REEL and the spangram TACKLE.

After a hint gave me the fourth word, one I really should have known in LURE, I made my way around the board at a similar pace to a day spent on the riverbank snoozing and waiting for a catch. Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, April 28, game #786) WATCH BEHOLD OBSERVE WITNESS MONITOR EYEBALL SPANGRAM: LIKEAHAWK 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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