Are you looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone, which means some people are always playing “today’s game” while others play “yesterday’s.” If you are instead looking for Wednesday’s puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Wednesday, December 3 (Game #640).
Strands is the latest NYT word game after Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections, and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands suggestions.
SPOILER WARNING: Today’s NYT Strands info is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #641) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… In the driver’s seat
NYT Strands Today (Game #641) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- CAKE
- BAKE
- PAINFUL
- VERSE
- DOSE
- SWAG
NYT Strands today (set #641) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #641) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 1st row
Last side: right, 4th row
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #641): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #641 are…
- BOLD
- SURE
- ASSERTIVE
- COOL
- SURE
- SURE
- SPANGRAM: LIKEABOSS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
I’m the exact opposite of every word in today’s search, which is possibly why I’ve never been a boss and possibly also why I struggled so hard to find them all.
The word BOSS actually appears twice on the board and I had it as a non-game word before discovering the spangram.
One clue gave me BOLD, which wasn’t the most generous of starts, but it was enough to make me CONFIDENT about the subject.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Wednesday, December 3, game #640)
- GRAPHIC
- THEOREM
- FUNCTION
- EQUATION
- CALCULATION
- SPANGRAM: MATH CLASS
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new word game, after Wordle and Connections. It is now a full member of the NYT Games group that has been running for a year and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check it out if you’re struggling to get through it every day.
