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 29 (Game #697).
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 #698) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… We are not lost…
NYT Strands Today (Game #698) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- NICK
- FOLD
- BANG
- LAMP
- NATURE
- FIRST
NYT Strands today (set #698) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #698) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: above, fifth column
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 #698): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 698 are…
- BRAND
- LIGHTHOUSE
- COMPASS
- ATLAS
- SEXTANT
- STAR
- SPANGRAM: FIND YOUR WAY
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
There was no way to get lost in this fairly simple quest, but it was fun to navigate the board nonetheless.
If I were allowed just one book on a desert island, I would choose ATLAS, not because it could help me discover where I was in the world, but because I find looking at maps endlessly fascinating.
That said, I’m also aware of how maps distort the true reality of our planet, such as Greenland’s proximity to certain nations and its size. To investigate this I would like to recommend a website called The True Size (thetruesize.com), which allows you to see the actual area of US countries and states in relation to the rest of the world. As someone who lives in the UK (a place that is often illustrated as much larger than it actually is), it’s a pretty humbling exercise.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Thursday, January 29, game #697)
- HERO
- ICON
- SUPERSTAR
- CELEBRITY
- PERSONALITY
- SPANGRAM: CLAIMTOFAME
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.
