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 Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Wednesday, December 10 (Game #647).
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 #648) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Let me expand…
NYT Strands today (game #648) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- STOP
- DROP
- FOOT
- MUTE
- CRIER
- THEME
- DORMITORY
- SAND
NYT Strands today (game #648) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NYT Strands today (game #648) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 2nd row
Last side: bottom, 4th 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 #648) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #648, are…
- EPILOGUE
- ADDENDUM
- POSTSCRIPT
- FOOTNOTE
- SPANGRAM: AND MORE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
Although this search was only four words (and a spangram), it was one of the most difficult Strands games in months. Congratulations if you found this easy and didn’t need any hints.
The theme really didn’t help me, but I managed to find a lot of words that weren’t related to the game, so I did a hint with EPILOGUE which kind of narrowed things down.
The other thing that made this game particularly tricky was the ridiculously long spangram, which was just as vague as the theme.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Wednesday December 10, Match #647)
- PEACE
- LITERATURE
- MEDICINE
- CHEMISTRY
- PHYSICAL
- SPANGRAM: WINNERS
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.
