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 Sunday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Sunday, January 25 (Game #693).
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 #694) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Grape Expectations
NYT Strands Today (Game #694) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- CHEER UP
- THIS
- STAIN
- STOP
- RAISE
- HARD
NYT Strands today (set #694) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #694) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: below, third column
Last side: top, third column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #694): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 694 are…
- SHIRAZ
- MERLOT
- MALBEC
- CHARDONNAY
- ZINFANDEL
- ESPANGRAM: BYTHEBOTTLE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
Despite having a friend who works in the wine industry and having watched four episodes of Drops of GodI only know the names of a few different types of wine and today’s search covered them all comfortably. That being said, this seemed complicated to me.
Beyond the fact that they are all grape varieties, I don’t think there is any other connection: they are not even all red wines, CHARDONNAY being the white grapes.
Congratulations on the corkscrew spangram, though. Very smart.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Sunday, January 25, game #693)
- POLE
- PICKET
- PLUG
- BATON
- CANE
- BET
- SPANGRAM: STICKY SITUATION
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.
