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 8 (Game #645).
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 #646) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… On the Ground
NYT Strands today (game #646) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- HEART
- BILE
- NAKED
- BANKS
- DEAR
- MEDICINE
NYT Strands today (game #646) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #646) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th 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 #646) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #646, are…
- BOUNCE
- SOAK
- GUARD
- LEAP
- BLOCK
- DRIBBLE
- SCREEN
- SPANGRAM: BASKETBALL
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
I’ll be honest, my first thought when I saw the word “court” was tennis, something I still thought was possible when I received REBOUND.
My next discovery of DUNK put aside any thoughts of Wimbledon and focused on words related to BASKETBALL – of which there are an extraordinary number.
Despite my lack of knowledge, it was an easy game, made fun by the excellent basketball-shaped spangram, high marks for that.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday December 8, Match #645)
- NAME
- VERB
- ADJECTIVE
- ARTICLE
- CONJUNCTION
- SPANGRAM: PARTS OF SPEECH
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.
