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 4 (Game #641).
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 #642) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Feeling peckish?
NYT Strands today (game #642) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- HEAD
- CROWDED
- BIKER
- STEW
- CURVE
- SUNG
NYT Strands today (game #642) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #642) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: bottom, 5th 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 #642) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #642, are…
- COFFEE
- BUFFET
- Steakhouse
- BAKERY
- BISTRO
- BREWERY
- SPANGRAM: Dinner at the restaurant
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
It probably says a lot about me: if there’s a food-themed booth, I spot it immediately and roar through it.
Today, it took longer to get the non-gaming words for this column than it did to complete the search.
That said, out of all the food establishments featured, I wouldn’t have predicted that BREWERY would be one of them. This innovation is less common in the UK but I am all for it. Mainly the food part.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday Dec 4, Thu #641)
- BOLD
- CONFIDENT
- ASSERTIVE
- COOL
- INSURED
- SECURE
- SPANGRAM: LIKE ABOSS
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.
