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, January 30 (Game #698).
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 #699) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… It’s part of the game
NEW Strands Today (Game #699) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- RACK
- POINT
- VOICES
- LOVE
- HAVE
- CLEAR
NEW Strands today (game #699) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NEW Strands today (game #699) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 5th 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 #699) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #699, are…
- BASIS
- BASKET
- PADDLE
- FOOT
- PICKLE
- ROCKET
- VOLLEY
- SPANGRAM: GARDEN BALL
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I have sometimes wondered if we should have three different Summer Olympics. One for track events, one for ball games and one for all the things that should really take part in the Olympic Games – horse dance, gymnastics, poodle clipping. To be fair, it finished last after Paris 1900, although I would argue that it is more of a sport than synchronized swimming.
Anyway, I digress. Today we looked for games united with the word BALL in their title, including the world’s biggest sport… VOLLEY ball. Specifically, the one you play with a balloon at a party when you’re seven years old. I miss those days.
Once the theme became clear, this was a fairly straightforward search, although the PICKLE of all ball sports was a, er, curveball.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Friday, January 30, Game #698)
- LANDMARK
- BEACON
- COMPASS
- ATLAS
- SEXTANT
- STAR
- SPANGRAM: FIND YOUR WAY
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.
