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, January 13 (Game #681).
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 #682) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… “Oh My God!”
NYT Strands today (game #682) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- TEXT
- VENT
- DOOR
- LATE
- STATE
- GEEESE
NYT Strands today (game #682) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #682) – 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 #682) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #682, are…
- Eager
- ENTHUSIASTIC
- ZEALOUS
- EXCITED
- FERVENT
- SPANGRAM: LETSDOTHIS
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
Unlike today’s optimistic word searches, I clearly lacked the required motivation when I started this game, so I took the lazy route and grabbed a clue in order to begin the hunt – EAGER confirming the theme.
After that, my next two finds came in pieces as I spotted ENTHUS and ASTIC and ZEAL and OUS before putting them both together.
FERVENT was today’s rare word, the V making it easier to relate, while the spangram summed up the disgusting and positive nature of all the research.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Tuesday, January 13, Match #681)
- PIZZA
- SORBET
- Popsicles
- WAFFLES
- VEGETABLES
- SPANGRAM: FROZEN FOODS
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.
