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 25 (Game #693).
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 #694) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Grape expectations
NEW Strands Today (Game #694) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- ARROW
- THIS
- JUST
- STAND
- ELEVATOR
- HARD
NEW Strands today (game #694) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NEW Strands today (game #694) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: bottom, 3rd column
Last page: top, 3rd column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #694) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #694, are…
- SHIRAZ
- MERLOT
- MALBEC
- CHARDONNAY
- ZIN FANDEL
- SPANGRAM: BYTHEBOTTLE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
Despite having a friend who works in the wine industry and has watched four episodes of God’s dropsI only know the names of a few different types of wine and today’s search covered practically all of them. That said, I found this a difficult one.
Apart from the fact that they are all grape varieties, I don’t think there is any other connection – they are not even all red wines, with CHARDONNAY representing white grapes.
Kudos to the corkscrew spanframe, though. Very clever.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Sunday, January 25, Game #693)
- POLE
- PICKED
- POST
- DYLE
- BATON
- CANE
- EFFORTS
- SPANGRAM: STACK SITUATION
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.
