Minstrel's strings refer to the instruments used by medieval minstrels, which include the LUTE (4 letters), LYRE (4 letters) and lutes (5 letters). The LUTE is a stringed instrument with a long neck and a pear-shaped body, while the LYRE is a stringed instrument with a yoke-shaped body and two arms. Lutes are a family of stringed instruments that have a neck and a hollow body. All three instruments were popular among minstrels in the Middle Ages, and were used to accompany singing and storytelling.