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 Friday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Friday, January 9 (Game #677).
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 #678) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… If not now, when?
NYT Strands Today (Game #678) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- SMELLY
- UNREAL
- LOVE
- RAVEN
- ROOM
- FOLD
NYT Strands today (set #678) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #678) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: right, eighth row
Last side: left, 1st row
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #678): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 678 are…
- SOON
- EVENTUALLY
- LATER
- TOMORROW
- SHORTLY
- SPANGRAM: PROCRASTINATOR
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
They called me a PROCRASTINATOR when I was in school. It’s something I’ve always wanted to tackle, but never got around to. Maybe TOMORROW.
For now, all my attention (well, half of my attention) was focused on solving the current Strands, a little more complicated than the standard ones.
After failing to find an in-game word before detecting a considerable number of non-game words, I took a hint to start and SOON confirmed the theme. From here it was not an easy task, but eventually I achieved it. I hope you had more concentration.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Friday, January 9, game #677)
- POLAR
- GRIZZLY BEAR
- PANDA
- BESPECTACLED
- BROWN
- BLACK
- SPANGRAM: BEARSIMIND
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.
