Skip to main content TechRadar the technology experts Search TechRadar View Profile België (Nederlands) Deutschland North America US (English) Australasia New Zealand Tech Radar Pro Tech Radar Gaming Nintendo Switch 2 Best laptop NYT Wordle today Recommended reading Websites & Apps NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, May 2 (game #425) Websites & Apps NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, May 8 (game #431) Websites & Apps NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, March 20 (game #382) Websites & Apps NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, April 19 (game #412) Websites & Apps NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, March 27 (game #389) Websites & Apps NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, May 1 (game #424) Websites & Apps NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, March 19 (game #381) Websites & Apps NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, May 15 (game #438) Johnny Dee Contributions from Marc McLaren 14 May 2025 My clues will help you solve the NYT's Strands today and keep that streak going When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: New York Times) Hint #1: Today's theme Hint #2: Clue words Hint #3: Spangram letters Hint #4: Spangram position Today's answers Yesterday's answers 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 Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, May 14 (game #437). 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. You may like NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, May 2 (game #425) NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, May 8 (game #431) NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, March 20 (game #382) NYT Strands today (game #438) - hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands? • Today's NYT Strands theme is… Animal drives NYT Strands today (game #438) - hint #2 - clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. NYT Strands today (game #438) - hint #3 - spangram letters How many letters are in today's spangram? • Spangram has 11 letters NYT Strands today (game #438) - hint #4 - spangram position What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches? First side: left, 4th row Last side: right, 5th 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 deals 21 Amazon customer reviews We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices NYT Strands today (game #438) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Strands, game #438, are… SPANGRAM: AUTOMOBILES My rating: Hard My score: 2 hints It took me a while to get going today and the word my hint gave me – BEETLE – didn’t help much, as Beetle Drive is a game. Fortunately, another hint set me on my way: there’s no game called BRONCO Drive. 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 brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. From the Chevrolet IMPALA to the Ford MUSTANG, American car manufacturers love naming their AUTOMOBILES after members of the animal kingdom, particularly land animals or sleek aerodynamic creatures like the Baracuda or Falcon. This is not the case in Europe, where they like giving their different models letters and numbers, winds or made-up word-sounds containing the letter Q. The exception, is of course, the Beetle, which was originally called the Volkswagen Type 1 until its nickname stuck. How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below. Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, May 14, game #437) SPANGRAM: LINE DANCE 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. See more Computing News Contributor 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. 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