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 25 (Game #693).
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 #694) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is…Grape Expectations
NYT Strands today (game #694) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- ZEST
- THIS
- STAIN
- STAY
- ELEVATOR
- HARD
NYT Strands today (game #694) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #694) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 3rd column
Last side: top, 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 #694) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #694, are…
- SHIRAZ
- MERLOT
- MALBEC
- CHARDONNAY
- ZINFANDEL
- SPANGRAM: BY THE BOTTLE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
Even though I have a friend who works in the wine industry and I watched four episodes of Drops of GodI only know the names of a few different types of wine and today’s search has them all covered. That said, I found it tricky.
Beyond the fact that they’re all grape varieties, I don’t think there’s any other connection – they’re not even all red wines, with CHARDONNAY representing the white grapes.
Thumbs up for the corkscrew spangram, though. Very intelligent.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Sunday, January 25, Game #693)
- POLE
- STICK
- JOB
- STUD
- STICK
- CANE
- BET
- SPANGRAM: STICKY SITUATION
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.
