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, January 21 (Game #689).
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 #690) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Ode to Joy
NYT Strands today (game #690) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- HEAT
- MORE BOLD
- SHRED
- CASTING
- PHONE
- YEAST
NYT Strands today (game #690) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NYT Strands today (game #690) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 1st column
Last side: top, 6th 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 #690) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #690, are…
- HAPPINESS
- ECSTASY
- JOY
- EUPHORIA
- RHAPSODY
- SPANGRAM: SEPTHEAVEN
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 3 tips
I didn’t get much sleep last night, so I really struggled to concentrate on today’s letter soup and needed three clues to cross the finish line – and that was after spotting BLISS at my usual starting point in the left corner.
So, given that there were only five search words, my success rate, including spangram, was 50%.
My sorry posting prompted me to stream Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody. With Rue des Boulangers by Gerry Rafferty and Breakfast in America by Supertramp, this is one of the songs from the 1970s that I hate to admit that I really like.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Wednesday, January 21, Match #689)
- JUBILEE
- TEASE
- ROT
- SHOUT
- GLANCE
- INDICATE
- INTERRUPT
- SPANGRAM: DONTBERUDE
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.
