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 Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Thursday, January 29 (Game #697).
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 #698) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… We Are Not Lost…
NYT Strands today (game #698) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- BUMP
- BEND
- SLAM
- LAMP
- NATURE
- FIRST OF ALL
NYT Strands today (game #698) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #698) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: at the top, 5th column
Last side: right, 7th 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 #698) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #698, are…
- LANDMARK
- TAG
- COMPASS
- ATLAS
- SEXTANT
- STAR
- SPANGRAM: FIND YOUR WAY
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
There was no way to get lost with this fairly simple search, but it was still fun to navigate the board.
If I had only one book on a desert island, I would choose an ATLAS, not because it could help me figure out where I am in the world, but because looking at maps endlessly fascinates me.
That said, I’m also aware of how maps distort the true reality of our planet, such as Greenland’s proximity to certain nations and its size. To investigate this, I would like to recommend a website called The True Size (thetruesize.com), which allows you to see the true size of American countries and states compared to the rest of the world. For someone who lives in the UK – a place that is often described as being much bigger than it actually is – this is a pretty humbling exercise.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday January 29, Thu #697)
- HERO
- ICON
- SUPERSTAR
- CELEBRITY
- PERSONALITY
- SPANGRAM: CLAIM OF THE SOUL
What are 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.
