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 Tuesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Tuesday, December 9 (Game #646).
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 #647) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… A Nobel effort
NEW Strands Today (Game #647) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- CUTE
- DISABLED
- CRUSH
- SEAT
- RELEASE
- YOU
NEW Strands today (game #647) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NEW Strands today (game #647) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 3rd column
Last page: bottom, 4th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #647) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #647, are…
- PEACE
- LITERATURE
- MEDICINE
- CHEMISTRY
- PHYSICS
- SPANGRAM: LAUREATES
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
I didn’t use any hints, but I was sorely tempted to do so as these intellectual Strands games test my limits.
At least the theme was obvious, so I went straight to the most obvious and currently contested award – PEACE. Something which now apparently has a rival in Fifa’s world peace prize.
LITERATURE was next, and then I looked for “science” before getting three science-based fields. I needed to get them all before I saw the spanframe
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Tuesday, December 9, Game #646)
- REBOUND
- DUMP
- GUARD
- SKIP
- BLOCK
- DRIBBLE
- SCREEN
- SPANGRAM: BASKETBALL
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.
