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 Tuesday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Tuesday, January 13 (Game #681).
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 (game #682) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… “Oh wow!”
NYT Strands Today (Game #682) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- TEXT
- VENT
- DOOR
- LATE
- STATE
- GEESE
NYT Strands today (set #682) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #682) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, third 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 #682): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #682 are…
- ANXIOUS
- ENTHUSIASTIC
- JEALOUS
- ENTHUSIASTIC
- FERVENT
- SPANGRAM: LETSDOTHI
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
Unlike today’s optimistic search words, I clearly lacked the necessary motivation when I started this game, so I took the lazy route and took a hint to start the search: EAGER confirms the theme.
After this, my next two finds came to pieces as I watched ENTHUS, ASTIC, ZEAL and OUS before putting them together.
FERVENT was today’s uncommon word; the V made it easier to label them, while the spangram summed up the sickeningly positive nature of the entire search.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Tuesday, January 13, game #681)
- PIZZA
- SORBET
- ice pops
- WAFFLES
- VEGETABLES
- SPANGRAM: FROZEN FOOD
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.




