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 Wednesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Wednesday, January 21 (Game #689).
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 #690) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Ode to joy
NEW Strands Today (Game #690) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- HEAT
- BALLS
- QUIET
- CAST
- TELEPHONE
- YEAST
NEW Strands today (game #690) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NEW Strands today (game #690) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: bottom, 1st column
Last page: top, 6th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #690) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #690, are…
- HAPPINESS
- ECSTASY
- CLEAN UP
- EUPHORIA
- RHAPSODY
- SPANGRAM: SEVENTHHEAVEN
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 3 hints
I didn’t get much sleep last night so I really struggled to focus on today’s letter soup and needed three hints to get me over the line – and that was after I saw BLISS in my normal starting spot in the left corner.
So with only five keywords, my success rate, including the spanram, was a terrible 50%.
My deplorable viewing made me stream Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody. Along with Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty and Breakfast in America by Supertramp is one of those 1970s songs I hate to admit I really like.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Wednesday, January 21, Game #689)
- GLOAT
- TEASE
- BURP
- SHOUT
- STARE
- POINT
- INTERRUPT
- SPANGRAM: DONTBERUDE
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.
