NYT Strands is the latest word game from The New York Times, following games like Wordle and Connections.
The game #453 hints included theme details, clue words like RIFLE, SPEED, FIRST, DRAWER, SEEK, KEEP, spangram letters count, and position on the board.
The answers for game #453 were FORWARD, DEFENDER, GOALKEEPER, STRIKER, MIDFIELDER with the spangram being SOCCER.
The game theme revolved around soccer positions, exemplified by lyrics from England’s 1990 World Cup song, World In Motion by New Order.