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, January 28 (Game #696).
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 #697) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is…Talk of the Town
NYT Strands today (game #697) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- PUSH
- ADVOCACY
- WALK
- STRONG
- RARE
- REAL
- MOST
NYT Strands today (game #697) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #697) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 4th column
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 #697) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #697, are…
- HERO
- ICON
- SUPERSTAR
- CELEBRITY
- PERSONALITY
- SPANGRAM: CLAIM OF THE SOUL
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
It was a game of corners for me today, with HERO and ICON appearing immediately followed by SUPERSTAR before I even thought about the theme.
Before I heard my first words, I wondered if “talk of the town” meant gossip.
The words here all symbolize someone who is not just the talk of the town, but someone who has nailed the celebrity game – someone like Elton John or Timothée Chalamet, rather than someone from the neighborhood who appeared on a TV quiz show in the 1990s, which is the closest thing to CELEBRITY in reality.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Wednesday, January 28, Game #696)
- RELAX
- TO FOCUS
- BREATHE
- NOTICE
- LISTEN
- MEDITATE
- SPANGRAM: FULL AWARENESS
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.
