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 Monday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Monday, December 22nd (Game #659).
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 #660) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Br-rrrr!
NEW Strands Today (Game #660) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- TRAY
- CROP
- SNIFF
- GHOST
- THE FLINT
- CAROL
NEW Strands today (game #660) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NEW Strands today (game #660) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 4th column
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 #660) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #660, are…
- COOL
- FREEZING
- COOL
- GLACIAL
- COLD
- POLAR
- FREEDOM
- SPANGRAM: NOTSOHOT
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
A quick and easy game with an obvious theme and some easy early spots.
As you know, Finland has 23 different words for snow, but I’d say the English language comes pretty close when it comes to describing COLD weather.
Many of the words describing NOTSOHOT conditions were absent from today’s word search, including nippy, frosty, brisk, bitter, arctic and my favourite, which may not have reached common parlance outside the UK, “taters”, often combined with the phrase “it’s taters sarge”, an idiom derived from Cockney kold or perhaps nobody who knows slang for potato, rhyme.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Monday, December 22, Game #659)
- SCARF
- BOOK
- LIGHT
- THE GADGET
- WINE
- LOTION
- EARRINGS
- SPANGRAM: REGISTRATION
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’re struggling to beat it every day.
