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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Friday, January 9 (Game #677).
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 #678) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… If not now, when?
NEW Strands Today (Game #678) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- AIRY
- UNREAL
- LOVE
- CROW
- ROOM
- TRIP
NEW Strands today (game #678) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NEW Strands today (game #678) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: right, 8th row
Last page: left, 1st row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #678) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #678, are…
- SOON
- EVENTUALLY
- LATER
- TOMORROW
- ABOUT SOON
- SPANGRAM: PROCRASTINATOR
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
I was called a PROCRASTINATOR when I was in school. It’s something I’ve always meant to tackle, but never got around to. Maybe TOMORROW.
For now, all my attention (well, half my attention) was focused on solving today’s slightly more difficult than standard Strands.
After failing to find a game word before discovering a significant number of non-game words, I took a hint to get started – with Snart confirming the theme. From here it was a far-from-easy task, but I got there SANELY. I hope you had more focus.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Friday, January 9, Game #677)
- POLAR
- GRIZZLY
- PANDA
- DIVORCE
- BROWN
- BLACK
- SPANGRAM: BEARSINMIND
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.
