Looking for a different day?
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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, December 26 (game #663).
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.
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 #664) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… If you ask me …
NYT Strands today (game #664) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- LOOT
- NICE
- PERT
- MINTY
- PINE
- PREEN
NYT Strands today (game #664) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #664) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: bottom, 3rd column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #664) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #664, are…
- TAKE
- OPINION
- PERSPECTIVE
- VIEWPOINT
- OUTLOOK
- SPANGRAM: MYTWOCENTS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
My mind started wandering during this one and I needed a hint to make progress.
We live in a world of information overload and pre-packaged OPINION on virtually every topic.
MYTWOCENTS is that this is leading to a crisis of critical thinking and if, instead of being blinded by the opinions and judgments of others, we took the time to develop a more reasoned PERSPECTIVE of our own then we would live in a more harmonious and hopeful world.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Friday, December 26, game #663)
- GIFT
- MATCH
- SHOE
- LUNCH
- TACKLE
- TOOL
- BALLOT
- SPANGRAM: BOXINGDAY
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.
