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, January 21 (Game #689).
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 #690) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Ode to Joy
NYT Strands Today (Game #690) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- HEAT
- BOLDEST
- PINCH
- CAST
- PHONE
- YEAST
NYT Strands today (set #690) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #690) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: below, 1st column
Last side: above, sixth column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #690): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 690 are…
- BLISS
- ECSTASY
- ELATION
- EUPHORIA
- RHAPSODY
- SPANGRAM: SEVENTH HEAVEN
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 3 tracks
I didn’t get much sleep last night, so I had a hard time concentrating on today’s word search and needed three clues to get across the line, and that was after I saw BLISS in my usual starting spot in the left corner.
So, since there were only five search words, my success rate, including spangram, was a terrible 50%.
My unfortunate viewing prompted me to stream Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody. Along with baker street by Gerry Rafferty and Breakfast in America by Supertramp is one of the 70s songs that I hate to admit that I really like.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Wednesday, January 21, game #689)
- GLOAT
- ANNOY
- BURP
- SHOUT
- STARE
- SPOT
- INTERRUPT
- SPANGRAM: DONTBERUDE
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.
