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 Wednesday’s puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Wednesday, December 10 (Game #647).
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 #648) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Let me explain…
NYT Strands Today (Game #648) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- ARREST
- DRIP
- FOOT
- OFF
- CRIER
- ISSUE
- UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE
- SAND
NYT Strands today (set #648) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #648) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 2nd 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 #648): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 648 are…
- EPILOGUE
- APPENDIX
- POSTSCRIPT
- NOTE
- SPANGRAM: AND ALSO
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
Even though this quest consists of only four words (and one spangram), it was one of the most difficult Strands games in months. Congratulations if you found it easy and didn’t need any hints.
The topic didn’t really help me, but I managed to find a lot of non-game words, so I took a hint with EPILOGUE which kind of narrowed things down.
The other thing that made this game particularly complicated was the ridiculously long spangram, which was as vague as the theme.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Wednesday, December 10, game #647)
- PEACE
- LITERATURE
- MEDICINE
- CHEMISTRY
- PHYSICS
- SPANGRAM: LAUREATES
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.
