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 23 (game #811). 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 #812) - hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands? • Today's NYT Strands theme is... Turn, turn, turn NYT Strands today (game #812) - hint #2 - clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. - COBB - SOIL - WIND - TOWN - CHEERY - SLEW - WHEEL - SLOB - PITY NYT Strands today (game #812) - hint #3 - spangram letters How many letters are in today's spangram? • Spangram has 11 letters NYT Strands today (game #812) - hint #4 - spangram position What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches? First side: left, 6th row Last side: bottom, 5th column Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. NYT Strands today (game #812) - the answers The answers to today's Strands, game #812, are... - COIL - SPINDLE - REEL - SPOOL - BOBBIN - WINCH - SCROLL - SPANGRAM: TRYTOUNWIND - My rating: Hard - My score: 2 hints I found this game terrifically taxing and time consuming, despite there being little in the way of challenging words. Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Part of my issue was that I was finding so many non-game words that ended up being part of the game words — inch, wind, roll — to which I was seemingly blind. Perhaps I began this game in too tense of a state, and like today’s spangram I need to TRYTOUNWIND. Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Saturday, May 23, game #811) - TARP - SHOVEL - HATCHET - MACHETE - PARACORD - FLINT - SPANGRAM: SURVIVALIST 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. Johnny is a freelance pop culture journalist who has been writing about the internet, music, football and famous people since the iPhone was just a twinkle in Steve Jobs' eye. Previously known by the pseudonym the Pop Detective, his journalistic career began making up stories about Madonna's addiction to sausage rolls (this is not true by the way). A man of few talents, his career is rich and various and includes the highs of interviewing Elton John and Blur; and the lows of interviewing Right Said Fred, appearing on a Channel 5 documentary about Peter Kay, and fact-checking the instruction manual for a German cooker. Somehow still affording to live in North London he is at his happiest riding his bicycle and shouting at pigeons. You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.