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 are looking for the Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Sunday, December 21 (Game #658).
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 #659) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Spread It
NYT Strands today (game #659) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- CORNER
- WING
- BUTTON
- RACE
- CONTINUE
- LINEN
NYT Strands today (game #659) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #659) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 3rd row
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #659) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #659, are…
- SCARF
- BOOK
- CANDLE
- GADGET
- WINE
- LOTION
- EARRINGS
- SPANGRAM: REGIFTING
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
An easy match today, but depressing. There’s only one thing I find sadder than a disappointing meal: unwanted gifts.
It’s sad on many levels because the person buying has spent their well-earned money on something you don’t like and secondly it’s depressing because they don’t know or love you enough to have bought you something you could as. I mean, who really wants a CANDLE?
Worst of all is pretending to thank someone, when you both know very well that you are going to give it back to another poor soul and thus continue the endless cycle of terrible gifts.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Sunday, December 21, Match #658)
- BLOW
- PUFF
- BRICKS
- STICKS
- STRAW
- BLOW
- DOWN
- SPANGRAM: THREE LITTLE PIGS
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.
