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 Monday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Monday, December 22 (Game #659).
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 #660) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Br-rrrr!
NYT Strands today (game #660) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- HILL
- CROPPING
- SNIFF
- GHOST
- IN SILEX
- CAROL
NYT Strands today (game #660) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #660) – 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 #660) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #660, are…
- COLD
- FREEZE
- COOL
- GLACIAL
- COLD
- POLAR
- COLD
- SPANGRAM: NOT SOHOT
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
A quick and easy game with an obvious theme and a few easy early spots.
Finland famously has 23 different words for snow, but I would say the English language comes pretty close when it comes to describing COLD weather.
Many words that describe NOTSOHOT conditions were missing from today’s word search, including sharp, frigid, sharp, bitter, arctic and my favorite, which may not have entered common parlance outside the UK, “taters”, often combined with the phrase “that’s taters sarge”, an idiom which comes from Cockney rhyming slang for cold or perhaps potatoes, no one knows.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday Dec 22, Thu #659)
- SCARF
- BOOK
- CANDLE
- GADGET
- WINE
- LOTION
- EARRINGS
- SPANGRAM: REGIFTING
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.
