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 instead you are looking for the Tuesday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Tuesday, December 16 (Game #653).
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 (set #654) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Offline
NYT Strands Today (Game #654) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- ROOT
- SLOT
- OSCILLATED
- LEAF
- WIRE
- NICK
NYT Strands today (set #654) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #654) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, third column
Last side: below, sixth column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #654): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #654 are…
- CROOKED
- OBLIQUELY
- CROOKED
- UNBALANCED
- UNEQUAL
- INCLINED
- SPANGRAM: A LITTLE OFF
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
A lovely game of synonyms that reminded me of various elements of pop culture.
The first is crooked charlie, a cartoon character that a late friend of mine developed in the UK. The second is a pop song that has more than stood the test of time. Inclined from 2014’s Christine & The Queens, best experienced with a video featuring a very DISGUSTING dance routine.
These distractions aside, I had a hard time getting started today and needed a clue in the form of ASKEW. After that it was a circular tour around the board, stopping when I thought the letters OFF must belong to the spangram.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Tuesday, December 16, Game #653)
- FUN
- CHARMING
- BEAUTIFUL
- ELEGANT
- KIND-HEARTED
- SPANGRAM: HIGH PRAISE
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.
