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 Thursday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Thursday, January 22 (Game #690).
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 #691) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… All the wiser
NEW Strands Today (Game #691) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- STEER
- GRUB
- LICE
- YEAR
- DUST
- RUGBY
NEW Strands today (game #691) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NEW Strands today (game #691) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: bottom, 3rd column
Last page: top, 4th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #691) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #691, are…
- NAIVE
- COLD
- GLOWING
- BELIEVABLE
- ARTLESS
- SPANGRAM: BORNYESTERDAY
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 hints
Another tough game today that took me ages to complete.
Fortunately, words without puns were much easier to spot, so I picked up a tip to get me started, but it was far from easy. After going GULLIBLE, I struggled to think of what words would be next, so I got another hint.
Most of these words seem to be things older people might say to insult young people, as if being world-weary is their superpower. In this regard, I consider myself timeless – as well as ARTLESS.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Thursday, January 22, Game #690)
- HAPPINESS
- ECSTASY
- CLEAN UP
- EUPHORIA
- RHAPSODY
- SPANGRAM: SEVENTHHEAVEN
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.
