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 Monday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, December 8 (game #645).
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 #646) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… On the court
NYT Strands today (game #646) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- CORE
- BILE
- NUDE
- BANKS
- DEAR
- DRUG
NYT Strands today (game #646) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #646) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 4th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY 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…
- REBOUND
- DUNK
- GUARD
- JUMP
- BLOCK
- DRIBBLE
- SCREEN
- SPANGRAM: BASKETBALL
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I’ll be honest, my first thought when I saw the word “court” was tennis, something I still thought was possible when I got REBOUND.
My next find of DUNK put any ideas of Wimbledon to one side as I concentrated on words connected to BASKETBALL – of which there are an extraordinary number.
Despite my lack of knowledge this was an easy game, made fun by the excellent basketball-shaped spangram, top marks for that.
