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 4 (Game #641).
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 #642) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Are you hungry?
NYT Strands Today (Game #642) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- HEAD
- BUNG
- BIKER
- STEW
- BENT
- SONG
NYT Strands today (set #642) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #642) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, third column
Last side: bottom, fifth column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #642): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 642 are…
- CAFÉ
- BUFFET
- SPIT
- BAKERY
- SMALL RESTAURANT
- BREWERY
- SPANGRAM: GOING OUT TO EAT
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
It probably says a lot about me that if there’s ever a Stand with a food theme, I immediately see it and grab it.
Nowadays, getting the non-gaming words for this column took longer than completing the search.
That said, of all the food establishments featured, I wouldn’t have predicted BREWERY to be among them. This innovation is less common in the UK, but I’m all for it. The food part mainly.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday, December 4, Game #641)
- BOLD
- SURE
- ASSERTIVE
- COOL
- SURE
- SURE
- SPANGRAM: LIKEABOSS
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.
