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 Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Tuesday, December 9 (Game #646).
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 today’s NYT Strands is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #647) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… A Nobel Effort
NYT Strands today (game #647) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- CUTE
- STAINED
- CRUSH
- SEAT
- RELEASE
- THEM
NYT Strands today (game #647) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #647) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: bottom, 4th 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 #647) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #647, are…
- PEACE
- LITERATURE
- MEDICINE
- CHEMISTRY
- PHYSICAL
- SPANGRAM: WINNERS
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
I didn’t use any clues, but I was sorely tempted to, because these intellectual Strands games test my limits.
The theme was at least obvious, so I went straight to the most obvious, and currently controversial, prize – PEACE. Something that now appears to have a rival in the FIFA World Peace Prize.
LITERATURE was next and after that I looked up “science” before tackling three areas of science. I needed to have them all before seeing the spangram
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Tuesday Dec 9, Thu #646)
- BOUNCE
- SOAK
- GUARD
- LEAP
- BLOCK
- DRIBBLE
- SCREEN
- SPANGRAM: BASKETBALL
What are 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.
