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 8 (Game #645).
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 #646) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strand’s theme is… On the field
NEW Strands Today (Game #646) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- NUCLEAR
- GALDE
- NAKED
- BANKS
- DEAR
- MEDICINE
NEW Strands today (game #646) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #646) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 4th row
Last page: right, 4th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #646) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #646, are…
- REBOUND
- DUMP
- GUARD
- SKIP
- BLOCK
- DRIBBLE
- SCREEN
- SPANGRAM: BASKETBALL
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I’ll be honest, my first thought when I saw the word “court” was tennis, something I still thought was possible when I got REBOUND.
My next find of DUNK put aside any idea of Wimbledon as I concentrated on words associated with BASKETBALL – of which there are an extraordinary number.
Despite my lack of knowledge this was an easy game made fun by the excellent basketball shaped spangram, top marks for that.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Monday, December 8, Game #645)
- NOUN
- VERB
- ADJECTIVE
- ARTICLE
- CONJUNCTION
- SPANGRAM: PARTS OF SPEECH
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.
