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 25 (Game #662).
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 #663) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Please wait
NYT Strands today (game #663) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- SELECTED
- CAKE
- DEVELOPER
- TOAD
- CAT
- LUNG
NYT Strands today (game #663) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #663) – 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, 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 #663) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #663, are…
- GIFT
- MATCH
- SHOE
- LUNCH
- TACKLE
- TOOL
- BALLOT
- SPANGRAM: BOXINGDAY
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
ALL RIGHT. I may not be at my best today, but I hope I wasn’t the only person confused by this edition of Strands.
I managed to move around the board using a clue, but I couldn’t see what the connection was with all the words searched for with BOXINGDAY. Maybe, I thought, it’s a cultural difference and there is a huge Boxing Day SHOE tradition in the US that people outside the US have never heard of.
Eventually I figured out that “box” was the connection, although I still don’t understand the “please wait” theme. Is it something to do with telephone booths?
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday, Dec 25, Thu #662)
- LORDS
- Drummers
- WOMEN
- PIPERS
- SWANS
- LADIES
- SPANGRAM: CHRISTMAS DAYS
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.
