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 18 (Game #655).
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 #656) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… On the chopping block
NYT Strands today (game #656) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- JUNKIE
- HAS BEEN
- CARILLON
- FINE
- LAKE
- SHADOW
NYT Strands today (game #656) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters
NYT Strands today (game #656) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 3rd row
Last side: right, 6th 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 #656) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #656, are…
- CUBE
- JULIENNE
- SLICE
- CHOP
- CHIFFONADE
- SPANGRAM: MAKING THE CUT
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
They say every day is a school day and that was certainly the case for me today.
I figured out the theme pretty quickly and even figured out the spangram pretty easily, but I hit a wall on the last word and spent a few minutes perplexed before finally taking the most obvious route and pressing CHIFFONADE.
Well done if you knew this term, for cutting vegetables into ribbons. It’s one of those things I didn’t even know had a word, but from now on I will no longer chop my vegetables, I will crumple them.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday, Dec 18, Thu #655)
- DEAR
- GARLIC
- LEMON
- ELDERBERRY
- TURMERIC
- SPANGRAM: immune stimulators
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.
