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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 #767 as well as the answers, should it come to that.

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #767.

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

The official theme for NYT Strands #767 is... "In the paint."

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Different (brush) strokes."

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

  • PASTE
  • SLATE
  • LATER
  • CODE
  • LEAN
  • MATES
  • STALE
  • LOCATE

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 and ends with 'M'.

Scroll down to find out what it is...

It's MEDIUM.

Today's Strands answers

So, what are today's Strands answers for game #767?

Drumroll, please...

  • ENAMEL
  • FRESCO
  • PASTEL
  • WATERCOLOR
  • ACRYLIC
  • TEMPERA

Strands #767

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...and the spangram was MEDIUM.

Strands #767

“In the paint”

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Hi Strands fans. I struggled a bit today, despite seeing the spangram right away. The word MEDIUM written in a straight line across the fourth row just jumped out at me from the get go.

That should have set me up nicely, but I didn't know what it meant, even within the context of the theme ("In the paint"). So I used a clue, which revealed ENAMEL, and I realized it was about different kinds of paint.

This, to put it mildly, is not my forte. Nonetheless, I was able to complete the top half easily enough as it was essentially two anagrams. PASTEL was on the right, with FRESCO on the left.

Moving onto the bottom half, I found WATERCOLOR in the bottom-left corner, but then was a little stuck. Eventually, I spotted ACRYLIC spelt backwards above it, and that just left TEMPERA in the bottom-right corner to complete the puzzle.

Yesterday's Strands answers

Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #766.

Strands #766

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  • BLANKET
  • QUILT
  • AFGHAN
  • THROW
  • SPREAD
  • COMFORTER

...and the spangram was BEDCLOTHES.

Strands #766

“We're going under cover”

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Hi Strands fans. I wasted quite a bit of time looking for words related to being undercover (disguise? detectives?) today, having missed the space between the words "under" and "cover" in the theme.

Fortunately, I eventually spotted BLANKET in the top half of the board, and was on my way. Having already seen "clothes" below it, I extended this to spell the spangram of BEDCLOTHES to split the board in two. I then grabbed QUILT in the bottom-right corner.

Two words were left to find in the top half. THROW was in the top-right corner, which left me to connect AFGHAN in a straight line on the opposite side.

I drew a blank on the bottom half, though, and had to use a clue. That revealed SPREAD on the left-hand side, leaving me with a simple anagram to decode the final answer. It was, of course, COMFORTER.

Alan Martin
Alan Martin

Freelance contributor Alan has been writing about tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are found all over the web and in the occasional magazine too. When not weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, you'll probably find him tackling his ever-growing games backlog. He also handles all the Wordle coverage on Tom's Guide and has been playing the addictive NYT game for the last several years in an effort to keep his streak forever intact.