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 Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, December 13 (game #650).
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 #651) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Pricy pairing
NYT Strands today (game #651) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- SURE
- CHAIR
- FIRE
- BRIER
- POLL
- FAST
NYT Strands today (game #651) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #651) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 1st row
Last side: right, 5th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #651) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #651, are…
- CRAB
- SHRIMP
- RIBEYE
- SIRLOIN
- LOBSTER
- SCALLOP
- SPANGRAM: SURFANDTURF
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
I had no idea what “Pricy pairing” could mean as I began the game, beyond a hunch that we might be looking for pairs of words and – continuing my literal interpretation – something to do with money.
After getting nowhere fast a hint gave me CRAB, but I struggled to think what paired with that – Sandwich?. Next I got SHRIMP and I was still locked in a land of confusion.
It wasn’t until I found RIBEYE that I realized the pair in question was SURFANDTURF – the epitome of 1970s fancy cuisine and the perfect combination for people who can’t decide what to order.
