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 25 (Game #662).
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 #663) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Please Wait
NYT Strands Today (Game #663) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- CHOOSE
- CAKE
- NARRATION
- TOAD
- CHAT
- LUNG
NYT Strands today (set #663) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #663) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, fourth row
Last side: right, seventh row
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #663): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #663 are…
- GIFT
- PHOSPHORUS
- SHOE
- LUNCH
- TACKLE
- TOOL
- VOTE
- SPANGRAM: BOXINGDAY
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
OK. I may not be at my best today, but I hope I’m not the only person baffled by this edition of Strands.
I managed to get around the board correctly with the help of a hint, but I couldn’t see what the connection was with all the search words to BOXINGDAY. Maybe, I thought, it’s a cultural difference and there’s a great tradition of Boxing Day SHOES in the US that people outside the US have never heard of.
Finally I got that “box” was the link, although I still don’t understand the “please wait” thing. Does it have something to do with phone booths?
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Thursday, December 25, game #662)
- SIRS
- DRUMMERS
- maids
- PIPERES
- SWANS
- LADIES
- SPANGRAM: CHRISTMAS
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.
