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 Monday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Monday, January 12 (Game #680).
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 #681) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… You Need to Relax
NYT Strands today (game #681) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- FREEZE
- GOOF
- BATÉ
- DRUG
- SPY
- COIL
NYT Strands today (game #681) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #681) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: right, 5th row
Last side: left, 5th 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 #681) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #681, are…
- PIZZA
- SORBET
- Popsicles
- WAFFLES
- VEGETABLES
- SPANGRAM: FROZEN FOODS
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
After initially thinking we were looking for words for cold weather – “frost” was the first word I spotted in the letter soup – the double Z in PIZZA put me on a different icy path.
You can learn a lot about someone from the contents of their freezer. Mine currently has a lot of Christmas leftovers (I buy too many) and ice packs (I have a bad knee) and none of today’s FROZENFOOD list.
Aside from my sudden WAFFLE craving, this was a fun search that I found quite difficult thanks to the largely right-to-left word order.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday, January 12, Match #680)
- NAME
- PRICE
- SKILLS
- CONTACT
- EXPERIENCE
- EDUCATION
- SPANGRAM: RECOVERY
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.
