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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Friday, December 26 (Game #663).
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 #664) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strand’s theme is… If you ask me…
NEW Strands Today (Game #664) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- EXCHANGE
- NICE
- PERT
- MINTY
- PINE
- PRETTY
NEW Strands today (game #664) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #664) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 3rd column
Last page: bottom, 3rd column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #664) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #664, are…
- TAKE
- OPINION
- PERSPECTIVE
- VIEW
- VIEW
- SPANGRAM: MYTWOCENTS
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
My mind started to wander during this one and I needed a hint to make progress.
We live in a world of overloaded information and pre-packaged OPINION on virtually every topic.
MYTHWOCENTS is that this leads to a crisis of critical thinking, and if instead of being blinded by the opinions and judgments of others, we took the time to develop our own more grounded PERSPECTIVE, we would live in a more harmonious and hopeful world.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Friday, December 26, Game #663)
- GIFT
- MATCH
- SHOE
- LUNCH
- TACKLE
- TOOL
- VOTE
- SCHEDULE: BOXINGDAY
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.
