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 Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, January 3 (game #671).
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 #672) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… I just know …
NYT Strands today (game #672) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- SLEEP
- DISH
- HIDE
- CALM
- PATH
- MICE
NYT Strands today (game #672) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #672) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 1st column
Last side: bottom, 4th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #672) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #672, are…
- MEDIUM
- ORACLE
- CLAIRVOYANT
- TELEPATH
- PSYCHIC
- SPANGRAM: SIXTHSENSE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 hints
This was one of those very difficult games where even getting a hint presented us with a challenge – especially for those of us for whom our spelling isn’t the greatest.
This was also an interesting game where several of the non-game words appeared to match up with the game words.
I was also struck by how many different words we have – regardless of whether you believe or not – for people who claim to be able to speak to those who have passed away and how none of them embrace modern technology. Deathly communications, it seems, have remained stubbornly analog.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Saturday, January 3, game #671)
- INVENTIVE
- SEMINAL
- FRESH
- ORIGINAL
- NOVEL
- SPANGRAM: BREAKNEWGROUND
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.
