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, December 11 (Game #648).
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 #649) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is…Shakespearean Headlines
NYT Strands today (game #649) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- TO VOMIT
- HUNTING
- HARD
- TRACE
- THEME
- MUSE
NYT Strands today (game #649) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 7 letters
NYT Strands today (game #649) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 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 #649) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #649, are…
- STORM
- MID-SUMMER
- SHREW
- TWELFTH
- MERCHANT
- HAPPY
- SPANGRAM: TEBARD
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
After yesterday’s long and difficult spangram, today was the opposite end of the spectrum – short, simple and fairly easy to spot.
STORM aside, today’s search gave us partial “Shakespearean titles”, but they were all fairly common words, if not all from the most famous plays; no room here for Hamlet Or Romeo and Juliet.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday, Dec 11, Thu #648)
- EPILOGUE
- ADDENDUM
- POSTSCRIPT
- FOOTNOTE
- SPANGRAM: AND MORE
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.
