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 Monday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Monday, December 22 (Game #659).
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 #660) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Br-rrrr!
NYT Strands Today (Game #660) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- HILL
- CROP
- SMELL
- GHOST
- FLINT
- CAROL
NYT Strands today (set #660) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #660) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: above, fourth column
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 #660): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 660 are…
- COLD
- FREEZING
- COOL
- GLACIAL
- COLD
- POLAR
- FRIGID
- SPANGRAM: NOTSOHOT
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
A quick and easy game with an obvious theme and some simple starting points.
Finland is famous for having 23 different words for snow, but I’d say the English language comes pretty close when it comes to describing COLD weather.
Many of the words describing NOTSOHOT conditions were absent from today’s word search, including fresh, icy, brisk, bitter, arctic and my favourite, which may not have made it into common parlance outside the UK, “taters”, often combined with the phrase “it’s taters sarge”, an idiom that comes from Cockney rhyming slang for cold or possibly potatoes, no one knows.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday, December 22, Game #659)
- SCARF
- BOOK
- CANDLE
- CONTRAPTION
- CAME
- LOTION
- EARRINGS
- SPANGRAM: GIFT
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.
