Want a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears every day at midnight for your time zone – which means some people are still playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s.” If you’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Saturday, December 6 (Game #643).
Strands is the latest pun from The New York Times after Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so keep reading my Strands tips.
SPOILER WARNING: The information on NYT Strands today is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #644) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… You Style!
NYT Strands today (game #644) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- LINEN
- SLAM
- RAID
- DIAL
- BRAND
- WIND
NYT Strands today (game #644) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #644) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: bottom, 5th column
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #644) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #644, are…
- HAIRCUT
- FACE
- EXTENSIONS
- WAXING
- BRAIDING
- SPANGRAM: BEAUTY SALON
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
Just like JRR Tolkein yesterday, today’s research topic was a mystery to me – but I still managed to find a passage.
When you find a non-game word like “branding”, it’s hard not to convince yourself that it must be part of the spangram, so I wasted a while trying to attach another word to it before giving up – and completely failed to spot BRAID.
I did, however, see BEAUTYSALON, which put me on the right track.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday December 6, Match #643)
- MAGICIAN
- HOBBIT
- FOREST
- QUEST
- COUNTY
- RING
- DWARF
- SPANGRAM: MIDDLE EARTH
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the not-so-new pun from The New York Times, after Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full member of the year-old NYT games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, with tips for solving it, so check it out if you’re struggling to beat it every day.
