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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Friday, January 2nd (Game #670).
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 #671) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… I’ve never seen that before!
NEW Strands Today (Game #671) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- WINE
- RIVER
- GROOVE
- ANKLE
- PIG
- FREE
NEW Strands today (game #671) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NEW Strands today (game #671) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 1st row
Last page: right, 7th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #671) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #671, are…
- INVENTIVE
- SEMINAL
- FRESH
- ORIGINAL
- NOVEL
- SPANGRAM: BREAKNEWGROUND
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: Perfect
If you wanted to listen to the most quintessentially British thing ever, then I recommend a long-running BBC radio program called Just a minute. It is a comedy panel show where contestants win points by speaking on a topic for 60 seconds without digression, repetition or hesitation.
I mention this because “I’ve never seen that before!” is just the kind of subject they want to talk about. In their case, it would most likely involve them telling anecdotes about roller-skating otters or banana-shaped helicopters.
No one, I suppose, would choose to ramble on about being INVENTIVE, SEMINAL or NOVEL. All words that in today’s Strands were something of a struggle to find.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Friday, January 2nd, Game #670)
- BLANKET
- SLIPPERS
- COCOA
- ROBE
- FIREPLACE
- KULLER
- SPANGRAM: KEEP WARM
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.
