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 4 (Game #672).
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 #673) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Slapped
NYT Strands Today (Game #673) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- SOPHISM
- SWIPE
- BRAND
- STAY
- RISKY
- DEEP
NYT Strands today (set #673) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #673) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: right, third row
Last side: below, fourth column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #673): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 673 are…
- ENERGETIC
- FAST
- FAST
- STAINED
- DISGUSTING
- DIRTY
- SPANGRAM: FAST AND DIRTY
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
This was a baffling game for the most part, mainly because I didn’t understand what the theme was until the end of the game.
Getting non-game words was no problem, but the ones we really needed posed a challenge, so I looked for a clue to get started.
Prioritizing speed over elegance has become a cultural trend in food, although I must admit it confused me for a long time and I was embarrassed to ask what my friends meant when they said they went for a “dirty” pizza.
Were they going to eat it off the floor (Mmmm…floor pizza) or were the ingredients so fresh that they were still covered in dirt?
In the end I found out it was dirty because it was supposed to be some kind of self-shaming line: we know it’s bad for us, but we love it.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Sunday, January 4, game #672)
- HALF
- ORACLE
- CLAIRVOYANT
- telepath
- PSYCHIC
- SPANGRAM: SIXTH SENSE
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.
