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 Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Thursday, December 11 (Game #648).
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 #649) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Shakespeare titles
NEW Strands Today (Game #649) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- SPEW
- HUNT
- HARD
- TRACK
- THEME
- MOUSE
NEW Strands today (game #649) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 7 letters
NEW Strands today (game #649) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 4th 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 #649) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #649, are…
- TEMPEST
- MIDSUMMER
- SHEW
- TWELFTH
- MERCHANT
- MERRY
- SPANGRAM: THEBARD
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
After yesterday’s long and difficult spangram, today was the opposite end of the spectrum – short, simple and fairly easy to spot.
Apart from THE STORM, today’s search gave us partial “Shakespeare titles”, but they were all common enough words, if not all from the most famous plays; no room here for Hamlet or Romeo and Juliet.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Thursday, December 11, Game #648)
- EPILOGUE
- SUPPLEMENT
- POSTSCRIPT
- FOOTNOTE
- SPANGRAM: AND MORE
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 struggle to beat it every day.
