A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, December 24 (game #661).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #662) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Caroler’s count
NYT Strands today (game #662) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
CHEMISTDRAMASTEWSASSYSAILWIPERMASS
NYT Strands today (game #662) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NYT Strands today (game #662) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 3rd row
Last side: right, 1st row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #662) – the answers
(Image credit: New York Times)
The answers to today’s Strands, game #662, are…
LORDSDRUMMERSMAIDSPIPERSSWANSLADIESSPANGRAM: CHRISTMASDAYSMy rating: EasyMy score: Perfect
A nice festive search that didn’t pose too many challenges once it became obvious what carol the theme was.
Missing from the search were, of course, a partridge, geese, turtle doves and my favourite line to sing – five gold rings. It’s an odd song in many ways, the gifts of birds, milk and pipers I understand, but who would want some lords leaping around the place?
It’s also a song that’s evolved a lot over the years – the first version included colly birds – so we are long overdue an update. Maybe seven Apple Watches instead of the SWANS and surely a Samsung Galaxy Tablet in a pear tree would be more desirable than a partridge?
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, December 24, game #661)
COMFYCOZYRELAXINGPLEASANTWARMSOFTHOMEYSPANGRAM: SNUGASABUG
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.
Source: Latest from TechRadar US in Internet News
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