Looking for a different day?
A new NEW Strands puzzle pops up at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people always play ‘today’s game’ while others play ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for the Monday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Monday, December 1st (Game #638).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game, following the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult though, so read on for my Strands tips.
SPOILER ALERT: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NEW Strands today (game #639) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Online
NEW Strands Today (Game #639) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- NEST
- HUMAN
- CULT
- SHIP
- DISABLED
- SPIN
NEW Strands today (game #639) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 7 letters
NEW Strands today (game #639) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 5th row
Last page: right, 5th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #639) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #639, are…
- JUMPING
- HOUSE
- HUNTERS
- WIDOW
- EXIT
- TARANTULA
- SPANGRAM: Spiders
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
I once had a severe allergic reaction to a bite from a number of RECLUSE spiders when I was on a trip to Venice. This caused my legs to swell and left me with what looked like large bruises. In Italy they call them violin spiders, which makes them sound quite talented.
Anyway, I digress. It probably says a lot about our modern age that my first thought on seeing the theme “on the web” was the internet, rather than SPIDERS. Even after getting JUMPING, I thought “what does this have to do with websites?”
A hint gave me HUS and I was finally on my way, feeling a bit of a fool after seeing the spanram.
By the way, did you know that a JUMPING spider can jump 50 times its body length, which is equivalent to a human jumping to the top of an eight-story building.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Monday, December 1st, Game #638)
- JOKING
- PUK
- STICK
- GOAL
- Scoreboard
- ZAMBONI
- SPAN FRAME: HOCKEY RINK
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-anymore word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full-fledged member of NYT’s game stable that’s been running for a year and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a full guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips to solve it, so check it out if you’re struggling to beat it every day.
