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 18 (Game #686).
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 NYT Strands today is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #687) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Making Things Happen
NYT Strands today (game #687) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- STROBOSCOPIC
- BELT
- VASE
- TO BREAK
- VERY WANT TO
- QUOTE
NYT Strands today (game #687) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #687) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: at the top, 1st column
Last side: bottom, 3rd 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 #687) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #687, are…
- VIBRATE
- TRAKE
- OSCILLATE
- SWING
- TREMBLE
- SWAY
- SWAY
- SPANGRAM: LETSROCK
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
A rare game where I got the spangram first, which revealed the word VIBRATE and a better understanding of the type of words we were looking for.
The letter Q helped make drilling QUAKE easier and unlocking the rest of the board, but if I needed a hint, there were also plenty of non-game-related visible words.
The word WOBBLE always amuses me, mainly because it brings to mind a vintage ad for an egg-shaped toy from the 1970s called Weebles, which rejoiced in the slogan “weebles wobble, but they don’t fall.”
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Sunday, January 18, Game #686)
- QUILT
- WEAVE
- CROCHET
- KNIT
- EMBROIDERY
- WALL LAMPS
- SPANGRAM: TEXTILEART
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.
