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 16 (Game #653).
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 #654) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Out of line
NEW Strands Today (Game #654) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- RED
- CASTLE
- ROCKED
- PLATE
- THREAD
- BULGE
NEW Strands today (game #654) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #654) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 3rd column
Last page: bottom, 6th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #654) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #654, are…
- ASKED
- ASLANT
- SKEWED
- SKEWED
- UNEVEN
- TILTED
- SPANGRAM: LITTLEOFF
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
A lovely synonym game that reminded me of several pop culture items.
The first is Crooked Charlie, a cartoon character a late friend of mine developed in the UK. The other is a pop song that has more than stood the test of time – Tilted by Christine & The Queens from 2014, which is best experienced with a video featuring a very BEAUTIFUL dance routine.
These distractions aside, I was struggling to get started today and needed a tip in the form of ASKEW. After that it was a circular journey around the board, pausing when I thought the letters OFF must belong to the spanframe.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Tuesday, December 16, Game #653)
- FUN
- CHARMING
- BEAUTIFUL
- SMART
- THE CHEEK BRAIN
- SPANGRAM: HIGHPRAISE
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.
