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 30 (Game #698).
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 #699) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… It’s Part of the Game
NYT Strands today (game #699) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- SHELF
- STACK
- VOTES
- LOVE
- TO HAVE
- CLEAR
NYT Strands today (game #699) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #699) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 5th 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 #699) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #699, are…
- BASE
- BASKET
- PADDLE
- FOOT
- BRINE
- RACKET
- VOY
- SPANGRAM: HAVEABALL
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
I have sometimes wondered if we should have three different Summer Olympics. One for track events, one for ball games and one for anything else that should Really participate in the Olympic Games – horse dancing, gymnastics, poodle shearing. To be fair, the latter ended after Paris 1900, although I would say it is more of a sport than synchronized swimming.
Anyway, I digress. Today we were looking for games unified by the word BALL in their title, including the greatest sport in the world… VOLLEYBALL. Specifically the one you play with a ball at a party when you’re seven years old. I miss those days.
Once the theme became obvious, the research was pretty straightforward, even though of all the ball sports, PICKLE was, uh, a curveball.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Friday, January 30, Game #698)
- LANDMARK
- TAG
- COMPASS
- ATLAS
- SEXTANT
- STAR
- SPANGRAM: FIND YOUR WAY
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.
