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, December 18 (Game #655).
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 #656) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… On the cutting board
NYT Strands Today (Game #656) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- JUNKIE
- STATE
- RING
- FINE
- LAKE
- SHADE
NYT Strands today (set #656) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #656) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, third row
Last side: right, sixth row
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #656): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 656 are…
- CUBE
- JULIENNA
- SLICE
- CHOP
- CHIFFONADE
- SPANGRAM: MAKING THE CUT
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
They say every day is a school day and it certainly was for me today.
I picked it up pretty quickly and even found the spangram pretty easily, but I hit a wall on the last word and spent a few minutes baffled before finally taking the most obvious route and playing CHIFFONADE.
Congratulations if you knew this term for cutting vegetables into strips. It’s one of those things I didn’t even know had One word, but from now on I will no longer cut my vegetables, I will be chiffoning them.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Thursday, December 18, game #655)
- HONEY
- GARLIC
- LEMON
- ELDER
- TURMERIC
- SPANGRAM: IMMUNE REINFORCEMENTS
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.
