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 Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Sunday, January 4 (Game #672).
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 #673) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Relaxed together
NEW Strands Today (Game #673) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- QUIP
- SWIPE
- MARK
- STAY
- RISKY
- DEEP
NEW Strands today (game #673) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NEW Strands today (game #673) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: right, 3rd row
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 #673) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #673, are…
- BRICK
- FAST
- SWIFT
- STAINED
- PROTECTED
- GRUBBY
- SPANGRAM: FAST
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
This was mostly a puzzling game, mainly because I didn’t understand what the theme was until late in the game.
Getting non-game words was no problem at all, but the ones we actually needed were a challenge – so I went for a tip to get started.
Prioritizing speed over elegance has become a cultural trend with food, though I must admit it confused me for a long time and I was too embarrassed to ask what friends meant when they said they wanted a “dirty” pizza.
Were they going to eat it off the floor (Mmmm… floor pizza) or were the ingredients so fresh they were still covered in dirt?
In the end, I figured it was dirty because it was supposed to be some kind of self-shame phrase – we know it’s bad for us, but we love it.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Sunday, January 4th, Game #672)
- MEDIUM
- ORACLE
- CLAIRVOYANT
- TELEPATH
- PSYCHIC
- SPANGRAM: SIXTHSENSE
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.
