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 the Saturday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strand’s Tips and Answers for Saturday, January 24 (Game #692).
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 #693) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… The straight and narrow
NEW Strands Today (Game #693) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
NEW Strands today (game #693) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 15 letters
NEW Strands today (game #693) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: bottom, 1st column
Last page: top, 2nd column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #693) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #693, are…
- POLE
- PICKED
- POST
- DYLE
- BATON
- CANE
- EFFORTS
- SPANGRAM: STACK SITUATION
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
This was one of those rare games where finding non-game words was harder than finding one of the seven “straight and narrow” game words.
I found the spangram first – after seeing stick and sticky, rather than the whole 15 letter beast. And from there the search was low on surprises.
My low point was with only one word left and only five letters to connect as I still managed to misspell STAKE.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Saturday, January 24, Game #692)
- BOAT SEAT
- PARTY
- WATER
- NIGHT
- STARRY
- LILIES
- SPANGRAM: FAMOUS PAINTING
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.
