NYT Strands Hints, Spangram, and Answers for May 6, 2024
May. 5, 2024I’m honestly glad that Strands is a daily puzzle and not weekly or bi-monthly, for it’s a pretty productive little thing I do everyday now. Today’s round was pretty chill honestly and I solved it way too quickly. However, if it’s annoying you instead, you can take a look at the hints and answers for the May 6 NYT Strands that I have listed below.
What is the Theme for Today’s NYT Strands?
As revealed by the New York Times, the theme for today’s Strands is“Signed, Sealed, Delivered”.
Spoiler Warning #1Even though we try our best to be subtle, the hints below might partially spoil the experience. You’ve been warned.
Every Strands game has that one Spangram that you need to decipher and today’s was no exception. The hint for today’s Spangram is –“Parcels that take time to get delivered”.
If you have figured out the Spangram from the above hint, figuring out the theme words will be easy. However, I don’t want to ruin it for you. Instead, here are three theme word hints that may help you:
Spoiler Warning #2The next sections reveal the answers for today’s NYT Strands. So, I’d recommend not scrolling further if you are still solving the puzzle. However, if you are stuck, I suggest scrolling a wee bit to see the Spangram answer.
The Spangram for today’s NYT Strands puzzle isSNAILMAIL, and it runs from right to left on the letters grid.
Apart from the Spangram, you need to find6 theme wordsin today’s puzzle. However, if you are having a tough time getting through the Strands, check out some tips and tricks in my guide onhow to play NYT Strands.
Anyway, with that being said, let’s go to the next section. However, proceed only if you are ready to check out the theme words.
If you have scrolled this far, you are probably ready to see the answers. So, let’s take a look at today’s theme words in Strands:
The Strands today was a tad too easy to figure out, thanks to the immediately finding MAGAZINE in the grids. Next, I found BILL in the bottom right corner and right above it, was PACKAGE, as clear as day. I also found POSTCARD in the bottom section, leaving only the top bit of the puzzle to be solved.
First up, I found SNAILMAIL as the right-to-left Spangram for the day. At the top of the Spangram, on one side I found LETTER, while the other side was home to INVITE. That concluded my game as soon as it started, basically, and I didn’t have to use any hints.
What about you? Did you do better or worse than me at today’s round? Do let me know in the comments down below!
Sagnik is a tech aficionado who can never say “no” to dipping his toes into unknown waters of tech or reviewing the latest gadgets. He is also a hardcore gamer, having played everything from Snake Xenzia to Dead Space Remake.
