NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, May 30 (game #453)

Date:
Thu, 29 May 2025 14:00:00 +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 ======================================================================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 29 (game #452) .

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 #453) -
hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is And here's the kicker NYT Strands today (game #453) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. RIFLE SPEED FIRST DRAWER SEEK KEEP NYT Strands today (game #453) - hint #3 - spangram letters How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 6 letters NYT Strands today (game #453) - hint #4 - spangram position What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 5th 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. NYT Strands today (game #453) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #453, are FORWARD DEFENDER GOALKEEPER STRIKER MIDFIELDER SPANGRAM: SOCCER My rating: Easy My score: Perfect

Anyone interested in learning the rules of SOCCER should seek out Englands official 1990 World Cup song World In Motion by New Order, which features a rap by the country's most talented MIDFIELDER of the era.

Youve got to hold and give, John Barnes explains. Defend and attack, theres only one way to beat them, get round the back.

There are of course other crucial elements to association football, but essentially its passing, tacking, and shooting at the goal all performed by the positions featured in todays word search.

Once youve mastered the basics you can then learn about the offside rule and its many sub-clauses and exceptions. That should take a year or so, by which time youll be ready to watch the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and USA.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below. Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, May 29, game #452) BUTTERFLY MOTH WASP FLEA HORNET DRAGONFLY SPANGAM: INSECT 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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