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’re looking for Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Wednesday, December 3 (Game #640).
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 #641) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… In Charge
NYT Strands today (game #641) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- CAKE
- COOK
- PAINFUL
- VERSE
- DOSE
- BOOTY
NYT Strands today (game #641) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #641) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 1st row
Last side: right, 4th 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 #641) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #641, are…
- BOLD
- CONFIDENT
- ASSERTIVE
- COOL
- INSURED
- SECURE
- SPANGRAM: LIKE ABOSS
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
I’m the exact opposite of every word in today’s search, which perhaps explains why I’ve never been a boss and perhaps also why I struggled so hard to find them all.
The word BOSS actually appears twice on the board and I had it as an out-of-game word before I discovered spangram.
One clue gave me BOLD, which wasn’t the most generous start – but it was enough to make me CONFIDENT about the theme.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Wednesday December 3, Match #640)
- CHART
- THEOREM
- FUNCTION
- EQUATION
- CALCULATION
- SPANGRAM: MATHEMATICS COURSES
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.
