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 Saturday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Saturday, December 20 (Game #657).
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 #658) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Big Bad Wolf
NEW Strands Today (Game #658) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- SWOT
- KNOW
- WHISTLE
- SNOW
- STACK
- BLOCK
NEW Strands today (game #658) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 15 letters
NEW Strands today (game #658) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: right, 3rd row
Last page: left, 4th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #658) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #658, are…
- HUFF
- POOF
- MULDER STONES
- STICK
- STRAW
- BLOW
- DOWN
- SPANGRAM: THREE LITTLE GIRL
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
A super long spangram today, but more than worth it for the excellent puzzle building – a Strands classic.
First, top marks for having HUFF and PUFF at the top of the puzzle, and then for the house-shaped THREELITTLEPIGS spangram. These touches made it a fairly easy game – just a case of memorizing the nursery rhyme – but we can take a break from noodling every now and then.
I’m also excited because I got a badge for this game for the 50th time I saw the spangram first. I had no idea I had done it so many times.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Saturday, December 20, Game #657)
- STAR
- ORNAMENT
- LIGHT
- TAPE
- TINSEL
- ANGEL
- SPANGRAM: CHRISTMAS TREE
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.
