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, January 4 (Game #672).
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 #673) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is…slapped together
NYT Strands today (game #673) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- QUIP
- SWEEP
- BRAND
- STAY
- RISK
- DEEP
NYT Strands today (game #673) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NYT Strands today (game #673) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: right, 3rd row
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 #673) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #673, are…
- FAST
- FAST
- FAST
- COLORED
- DIRTY
- DIRTY
- SPANGRAM: QUICK AND DIRTY
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
It was a confusing game for the most part, mainly because I didn’t understand what the theme was until late in the game.
Getting words that aren’t game-related was no problem, but the ones we actually needed posed a challenge – so I asked for a hint to get started.
Favoring speed over elegance has become a cultural trend in food, although I have to admit that it confused me for a long time and I was too embarrassed to ask what friends meant when they said they were going to eat “dirty” pizza.
Were they going to eat it off the floor (Mmmm…floor pizza) or were the ingredients so fresh they were still covered in dirt?
Ultimately, I realized it was dirty because it was meant to be some sort of shameful phrase – we know it’s bad for us, but we love it.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Sunday, January 4, Game #672)
- AVERAGE
- ORACLE
- LIGHT
- TELEPATH
- PSYCHIC
- SPANGRAM: SIXTHSENSE
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.
