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 the Thursday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Thursday, January 22 (Game #690).
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 #691) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Nobody Realizes
NYT Strands Today (Game #691) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- ESTEAR
- MEAL
- LOUSE
- SCAR
- DUSTER
- RUGBY
NYT Strands today (set #691) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #691) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: below, third column
Last side: above, fourth column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #691): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 691 are…
- NAIVE
- INEXPERIENCED
- GULLIBLE
- GULLIBLE
- SIMPLE
- SPANGRAM: I WAS BORN YESTERDAY
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 tracks
Another difficult match today that took me a long time to complete.
Fortunately, the non-game words were much easier to spot, so I took a hint to get started, but it wasn’t easy at all. After turning CREDIT, I had a hard time thinking what words would be next, so I took a second clue.
Most of these words seem like things older people might say to insult young people, as if being tired of the world is their superpower. In this sense I consider myself ageless – as well as ARTLESS.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Thursday, January 22, game #690)
- BLISS
- ECSTASY
- ELATION
- EUPHORIA
- RHAPSODY
- SPANGRAM: SEVENTH HEAVEN
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 beat it every day.
