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Need help with Strands #778? Here are some hints and the answers

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Need a bit of help with NYT Strands today? No shame in that, and you've come to the right place. Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #778 as well as the answers, should it come to that.

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #778.

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Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints

The official theme for NYT Strands #778 is... "Gloriously glaring!"

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Ooh, shiny!"

If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:

  • LIGHTER
  • WIGGLING
  • TRAIT
  • THERE
  • LIST
  • MATES
  • CHEAT
  • HEATER

A bonus hint today. All answers except the spangram unusually start with the letter 'G'!

Still struggling? The spangram touches two opposite sides of the board (but can start and end anywhere), and will give you a hint about the connection between the answers. Today, it starts with 'C' and ends in 'T'.

Scroll down to find out what it is...

It's CATCHTHELIGHT.

Today's Strands answers

So, what are today's Strands answers for game #778?

Drumroll, please...

  • GLITTER
  • GLEAM
  • GLOW
  • GLISTEN
  • GLINT
  • GLIMMER

Strands #778

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...and the spangram was CATCHTHELIGHT.

Strands #778

“Gloriously glaring!”

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Hi Strands fans. Have we ever had a puzzle where all the answers (spangram aside) start with the same letter before? I think this might be a first.

The prominence of the letter 'G' was reflected in the theme: "Gloriously glaring!", though I didn't catch on at first.

I found GLITTER in the bottom-left corner, and while I could see the word "catch" written backwards next to it, I couldn't see how to connect it as the spangram just yet.

It wouldn't take long though, as I found GLEAM above it and GLOW to its right to shape the direction of travel. It was, of course, CATCHTHELIGHT.

I now had an inkling that this would only be words beginning with 'G' so focused on that specific letter.

It bore fruit immediately, as I connected GLISTEN in the top-left corner, followed by GLINT directly opposite. All that was left was to connect GLIMMER above it to complete the puzzle.

Yesterday's Strands answers

Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #777.

Strands #777

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  • ALTER
  • MODIFY
  • ADJUST
  • TWEAK
  • IMPROVE
  • REFINE

...and the spangram was THEREIFIXEDIT.

Strands #777

“Small change”

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Hi Strands fans. An easy one today, chiefly because of the 'X' on the right-hand side.

My eye was drawn to it immediately, and I swiftly connected the spangram of THEREIFIXEDIT in an inverted 'L' shape from the top-left corner to the bottom right.

Now it was just a case of finding synonyms for 'corrections'. I found ALTER spelt backwards in the middle of the board with MODIFY also in reverse above it. ADJUST was to the left of that.

I then found TWEAK in the bottom-left corner, followed by IMPROVE above it. That just left REFINE below to complete a simple buy enjoyable puzzle.

Alan Martin
Alan Martin

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