Looking for a different day?
A new NEW Strands puzzle pops up 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 11 (Game #679).
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 #680) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is … Appeal to a hiring power
NEW Strands Today (Game #680) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- TIME
- TRACK
- PRESS
- DEPARTMENT
- EXPECT
- CREAM
NEW Strands today (game #680) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 6 letters
NEW Strands today (game #680) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 4th row
Last page: right, 1st row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #680) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #680, are…
- NAME
- PRICES
- SKILLS
- CONTACT
- EXPERIENCE
- EDUCATION
- SPANGRAM: CONTINUE
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 2 hints
It took me three puns before I finally got today’s theme sorted.
I blame the fact that I spent a year sending my CV around when I was out of work, and I’ve shut all these headlines out of my head – along with the time spent in LinkedIn hell. As an example: with a four-word hint, I printed out ‘significant’ instead of NAME.
When I finally understood the task, I worked around the board. Honestly, it’s no wonder it took me so long to “appeal for a rental authority”.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Sunday, January 11, Game #679)
- WHOOPEE
- HUZZAH
- BOOYA
- HOORAY
- YIPPE
- FANTASTIC
- SPANGRAM: THAT’S GREAT
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.
