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, January 19 (Game #687).
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 #688) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Sneaking
NYT Strands Today (Game #688) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- BORED
- MONEY
- SLOT
- GUTTER
- TONE
- LOVE
NYT Strands today (set #688) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #688) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, first column
Last side: below, fifth column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #688): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #688 are…
- HEEL
- LANGUAGE
- VAMP
- ONLY
- CORD
- LOGO
- EYELET
- SPANGRAM: JUSTFORKICKS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
For the second game in a row, I watched the spangram first, though to be completely honest, I watched “just” first and then kept plugging into JUSTFORKICS, ending the mystery of the issue in a second.
Of all the parts of a shoe in today’s puzzle, VAMP is the one that’s new to me and I now know it’s the word for the small area between the toe box and the side panel that contains the eyelets.
During my research on sneaker parts, I also learned that the area above the heel notch, and often the section that houses the LOGO, is called the mustache. For me, this is the area that often rubs on me when I put on a new pair, so now I can tell anyone who’s interested that it rubs on my mustache.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday, January 19, Game #687)
- VIBRATE
- EARTHQUAKE
- WOBBLE
- INFLUENCE
- TREMBLE
- HESITATE
- SWING
- SPANGRAM: LETSROCK
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.
