Looking for a different day?
A new NEW Strands puzzle appears 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 Saturday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Saturday, December 13 (Game #650).
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 #651) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Pricy pairing
NEW Strands Today (Game #651) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- SURE
- CHAIR
- FIRE
- BRIER
- VOTE
- FAST
NEW Strands today (game #651) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NEW Strands today (game #651) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 1st 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 #651) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #651, are…
- CRAB
- SHRIMP
- RIBEY
- TENDER ROAST
- LOBSTER
- SCAMMING
- SPANGRAM: SURFAND TURF
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
I had no idea what “Pricy pairing” could mean when I started the game, other than a hunch that we might be looking for word pairs and – continuing my literal interpretation – something to do with money.
After quickly getting nowhere, a hint gave me CRAB but I struggled to think of what went with it – Sandwich?. Next I got SHRIMP and I was still locked in a land of confusion.
It wasn’t until I found RIBEYE that I realized the pair in question were SURFANDTURF – the epitome of 1970s fancy cuisine and the perfect combination for people who can’t decide what to order.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Saturday, December 13, Game #650)
- STORMFUL
- tumultuous
- CHAOTIC
- RUDE
- DISORDERLY
- SPANGRAM: THATWILD
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.
