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 the Friday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Friday, January 9 (Game #677).
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 #678) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… If not now, when?
NYT Strands today (game #678) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- SMELLY
- UNREAL
- LOVE
- CROW
- BEDROOM
- TURN
NYT Strands today (game #678) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NYT Strands today (game #678) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: right, 8th row
Last side: left, 1st 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 #678) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #678, are…
- SOON
- EVENTUALLY
- LATER
- TOMORROW
- SHORTLY
- SPANGRAM: PROCRASTINATOR
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
I was called a PROCRASTINATOR when I was at school. It’s something I’ve always wanted to tackle, but never got around to. Maybe TOMORROW.
For now, all my attention (well, half my attention) was focused on solving today’s strands, which were slightly more delicate than the norm.
After failing to come up with a gaming word before spotting a significant number of non-gaming words, I followed a clue to go there – with SOON confirming the theme. From there it was far from an easy task, but I eventually got there. I hope you were more focused.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Friday, January 9, Game #677)
- POLAR
- GRIZZLY
- PANDA
- WITH GLASSES
- BROWN
- BLACK
- SPANGRAM: BEARSINMIND
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.
