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 Wednesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Wednesday, December 10 (Game #647).
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 #648) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Let me elaborate…
NEW Strands Today (Game #648) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- STOP
- DRIP
- FOOT
- MUFFLED
- SCREAMING
- THEME
- DORM
- SAND
NEW Strands today (game #648) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NEW Strands today (game #648) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 2nd 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 #648) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #648, are…
- EPILOGUE
- SUPPLEMENT
- POSTSCRIPT
- FOOTNOTE
- SPANGRAM: AND MORE
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
Despite the fact that this search consists of only four words (and a spangram), it was one of the hardest games in the Strands for months. Thanks if you found it easy and didn’t need any tips.
The theme really didn’t help me, but I managed to find plenty of words that weren’t games, so I got a hint with EPILOG, which kind of narrowed things down.
The other thing that made this game particularly difficult was the ridiculously long spangram, which was as vague as the theme.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Wednesday, December 10, Game #647)
- PEACE
- LITERATURE
- MEDICINE
- CHEMISTRY
- PHYSICS
- SPANGRAM: LAUREATES
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.
